“Someone will find the key,” Former French Open winner Anastassia Myskina foresees dominance of Iga Swiatek ending soon


“Someone will find the key,” Former French Open winner Anastassia Myskina foresees dominance of Iga Swiatek ending soon

Anastassia Myskina and Iga Swiatek

Former Russian World No.2 Anastassia Myskina was recently interviewed while she is playing at an exhibition in Saint Petersburg. Along with a lot of topics, the one answer she gave for the change in the trend of women’s tennis has been something to be given thought on. She explained the power game which is being done in the best ways by the Polish World No.1 Iga Swiatek and how she foresees a change in the top of the rankings soon.

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For the uninitiated, Iga Swiatek’s 2022 season is one of the best in recent memory. She went 67-9 (88.16%), made her debut at No. 1, and went on a 37-match win streak (the longest WTA win streak of the 21st century). She also won eight titles including two Grand Slams, and currently has 11085 ranking points (more than double anyone else).

Anastassia has foreseen some changes as she said “It seems that the tour is not so predictable. Swiatek – yes, but there are still many, many girls who are ready to fight her. Maybe they haven’t found the key yet. Her dominance is impressive and I like the way she plays“.

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Continuing the train of thought, The former French Open winner how she expects other players to come up with new strategies to dethrone the Polish, “She plays interestingly and I like her variety of shots. Because now it’s still power tennis. I like when the players reflect and find something different. So let Swiatek dominate for now, but someone will find the key one day.” (Source: We love Tennis, translated via google)

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Closest competitors of Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek

After the shocking retirement of 2022 Australian Open champion Ash Barty in march, the WTA tour witnessed almost a “one-woman show” of the 21-year-old Polish World No.1 Iga Swiatek. Her 2022 dominance resembles the prime of Serena Williams. She finished the season with a whopping number of 8 singles titles out of 17 she played including two Grand Slams.

The Polish had surpassed 11000 points this season. The difference between her and the second-ranked Tunisian Ons Jabeur is more than the total points of the Tunisian. This difference itself shows the dominance the Polish had on the tour this season. Her win-loss record is 67-9 this season.

World No.2 Ons Jabeur who has 2 singles titles this season will have to come up with a lot better strategy in 2023 to cope with the Polish. Apart from Ons, World No.3 Jessica Pegula will also be trying to challenge Iga. The US 28-year-old has 1 WTA title to her name this season. 23-year-old from Kazakhstan- Elena Rybakina who plays the best on grass will try to retain her maiden Wimbledon title next year despite going below top-20 in the rankings.

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Another player to watch out for next year will be French World No.4 Caroline Garcia who won WTA Finals this season beating Iga Swiatek also en route. US teen Coco Gauff and Japanese former World No.1 Naomi Osaka will also be recharging the batteries for a better 2023.

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