The Polish Iga Swiatek22 years old, surrendered the world number one to the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Roland Garros champion, however, he could not keep the US Open crown, where he gave the lead in the ranking to the best in the Australian Open and finalist in New York.
However, Swiatek kept his authority alive. She won her fifth title of the season, the sixteenth of her career, defeating Russian Liudmilla Samsonova, 23 years old and world number 22, in the final of the WTA 1000 on the hard courts in Beijing.
Swiatek left nothing for doubt. He swept, 6-2 and 6-2 in one hour and nine minutes. She confirmed her dominance over Samsonova, whom she had already defeated in Stuttgart 2022 and Dubai 2023.
Swiatek was the first WTA tennis player, since then Serena Williams in 2014 and 2015, won five or more titles in two consecutive campaigns. This course he lifted the trophy in Doha, Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Warsaw.
It’s been a few months since she won another crown, and she’s back to her old ways, winning her sixth WTA 1000. She’s already eyeing the Mexican town of Cancun, which will host the WTA Finals from October 29 until November 5. At stake is the status of the ‘teacher’, being the final queen of the season.
Source: La Verdad
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