Marta Kostyuk picks Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina as her competitors for the 2024 season

Marta Kostyuk advanced to the quarterfinals of the San Diego Open as she revealed her competitors for the year.

Marta Kostyuk picks Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina as her competitors for the 2024 season

Iga Swiatek, Marta Kostyuk, and Aryna Sabalenka (Via Imago)

Marta Kostyuk, the Ukrainian tennis player, recently shared her thoughts on the leading women on Tour and how she believes that the heavy 2024 scheduling may impact their form. 

Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina are a few of the players named by the Ukrainian, as she considers them the three women to beat in 2024. 

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Over the last couple of years, these three women have dominated on Tour with their respective Grand Slam victories. Until recently, these three women were on top of the table, with the Pole at World No. 1, Sabalenka at No. 2, and Rybakina at No. 3. Kostyuk rightfully chose the three women as her competitors for the year. 

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For me, it stays the same. Iga, Aryna, & Rybakina. I think they’re the most consistent anyway. Of course, everyone gets tired, it’s a very difficult calendar… especially this year with the Olympics. But I think if they’re fresh, I think these 3… but they’re not fresh every week.. so that’s the key.
Said Kostyuk to the San Diego Press.

She is currently on the winning side at the San Diego Open, as she awaits her quarter-final opponent. 

The Ukrainian got off to a good start in 2024 when she had a wonderful run at the 2024 Australian Open, losing to Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals. Even though she faced a small injury scare before heading to the USA, Kostyuk is back in business at the San Diego Open.  

Marta Kostyuk finds herself in the quarter-finals of the San Diego Open after two great victories

Ukrainian pro Marta Kostyuk has not had any big breakthroughs in the last two years as she is trying her luck this year. 

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Marta Kostyuk (via Imago)

Ukrainian pro Marta Kostyuk has not had any big breakthroughs in the last two years, as she is trying her luck this year. 

The youngster returns to action in San Diego and picks up from where she left off. After a close first-round fight, she took that momentum into her next match against Taylah Preston, winning in straight sets. This win got her to the quarter-finals as she awaited her next opponent.

Kostyuk will play the winner of Xiyu Wang and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter-finals. The tournament only gets exciting, as the draw reduces, leaving fewer places in the next rounds.

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