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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina face-off for title | Tennis News
The so-called ‘Big Four’ of women’s tennis converge at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina set to face off. World No 1 Swiatek is the player in red-hot form as she sealed her third successive Qatar Open title with a straight-sets victory over Rybakina…
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Iga Swiatek escapes with a narrow win at Australian Open 2024
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after winning a point against Danielle Collins of the U.S. during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) MELBOURNE, Australia— Top-ranked Iga Swiatek rallied from 4-1 down in the third set to escape with a…
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Australian Open 2024 draw: No. 1 Iga Swiatek opens against former champ
FILE–Poland’s Iga Swiatek. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland will face former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin as part of an intriguing first-round slate in Melbourne. The draw was announced on Thursday for the season’s first grand slam, with action getting underway on Sunday. Swiatek has four major…
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Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek to stay No 1 in 2024? Experts predict the ATP and WTA top eight in the year to come | Tennis News
Can Novak Djokovic continue to command the top spot in men’s tennis over the course of 2024? Or will younger stars threaten his domination? Can Iga Swiatek perform with consistent quality in the year ahead or will rivals like Coco Gauff or Aryna Sabalenka take her place at the summit of the women’s rankings? As…
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Iga Swiatek becomes first woman since Serena Williams to win WTA Player of the Year in consecutive years | Tennis News
Iga Swiatek’s second consecutive season-ending No 1 ranking helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award, making her the first woman since Serena Williams to claim that honour twice in a row. Williams, who retired last year, was the WTA Player of the Year seven times in total, including every season…
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WTA Finals: Iga Swiatek storms to glory with straight-sets win over Jessica Pegula in Cancun | Tennis News
Iga Swiatek dominated American Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 to win the season-ending WTA Finals in Cancun on Monday and regain her world No 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka. The four-time Grand Slam winner broke Pegula five times and saved the only break point she faced en route to her first WTA Finals trophy in a…
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No. 2 Iga Swiatek beats No. 1 Sabalenka in WTA Finals semis
Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka during their women’s singles semifinal tennis match at the WTA Finals Championship in Cancun, Mexico on November 5, 2023. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) Second-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the title match of the WTA…
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Iga Swiatek wins China Open with straight-sets victory over Liudmila Samsonova for 16th career WTA title | Tennis News
Iga Swiatek won the China Open final with a near-perfect 6-2, 6-2 victory over Liudmila Samsonova on Sunday. Swiatek’s triumph, in her first visit to China, was her 16th career title and fifth of the season. Her impressive 2023 haul also includes titles at Roland Garros, Doha, Stuttgart and Warsaw. Like her dominant defeat of…
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Coco Gauff wins 16th consecutive match to set up semi-final vs Iga Swiatek at WTA China Open | Tennis News
Coco Gauff to face Iga Swiatek in semi-finals of China Open after winning 16th consecutive match on the WTA Tour; Gauff’s winning run is longest by a teenager since Bianca Andreescu claimed 17 victories in a row in 2019; American defeats Maria Sakkari in straight sets in Beijing
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US Open: Iga Swiatek destronada por Jelena Ostapenko en cuarta ronda en Nueva York
Iga Swiatek, mejor clasificada, fue destronada como campeona del Abierto de Estados Unidos después de sufrir una sorprendente derrota por 3-6, 6-3 y 6-1 ante Jelena Ostapenko el domingo por la noche en Flushing Meadows en Nueva York. La derrota de Swiatek también significa que su permanencia de 75 semanas en el número 1…
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