Something similar happens in between Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenkathe Spaniard on the ATP tour and the Belarusian on the WTA circuit: if their powerful blows flow on the court, the matches almost depend on them and their rivals are forced to play good games if they want to change the forecast.
Sabalenka, 26, provided another example of that power in the final of WTA 1,000 on the hard court Cincinnati (USA)where he commanded the American from start to finish Jessica Pegulaworld no. 6, whose loss ended his best streak, nine counting his recent title of Toronto (Canada).
However, the American resistance, which defeated the Catalan Paula Badosa in the semi-finals, this time it was too warm and intermittent to worry about Belarusian authority: 6-3 and 7-5 in 1h.15′ of play to win the tournament without giving up a set.
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His impressive victory in the semifinals (6-3, 6-3) against solid world No. 1, the Polish Iga Swiatekgave her wings and already expected Aryna to be at a higher level, a feeling she confirmed in all aspects of the game in the final: 28 winners to only eight from her rival, 23 unforced errors (16 from Pegula ) and 91 % of points won on the first serve.
It was his second title of the season after winning his second in January grand slam when he revalidated the crown Australian Open. Swiatek surpassed him this year in the finals of Madrid and Romeand also fell in Brisbane against the Kazakh Elena Rybakina. In total, Sabalenka has 15 titles, six of them in the WTA 1,000 category, in 29 finals played.
With this result, the Belarusian jumped from No. 3 to No. 2 in the world at the expense of the American. Coco Gauffrecently in the crisis of results. The detail is important because of the draw for the upcoming US Open (August 26-September 8) will be the second seed and, therefore, will not meet Swiatek until a hypothetical final.
Source: La Verdad
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