Iga Sviontek lost to Barbora Krejcikova in the WTA final in Dubai. After the match, journalists from the Czech Republic shared an interesting observation about the Polish tennis player. This can be worrisome.
Iga Swiatek had a great 2022, winning eight tournaments, including two Grand Slams, as well as climbing to number one in the WTA rankings. This means that now Rashinyanka has to face enormous pressure. This made itself felt during the Australian Open, but then the polka came to her senses and won the WTA tournament in Doha. She came close to repeating this success in Dubai, although Barbora Krejcikova was better. Why? In this context, one point may be of concern.
This will be the most dangerous opponent for Iga Sviontek in 2023.
Czech journalists commented on this, because it is from this country that the winner of the games from the United Arab Emirates, which ended on the last weekend of February, comes from. Recall - Kreychikova won against Sviontek 2:0 (6:4 and 6:2), leaving our compatriot no special chances in the fight for the title.
For one of the journalists interviewed by the sport.pl portal, this is not surprising. - I pointed out in your plebiscite that Barbora could be Iga’s most dangerous opponent this year. The Czech chess player does not play as risky as Arina Sobolenko or Karolina Garcia, but she is good in terms of tactics and variability of the game, - said Jaroslav Plasil in the editorial office of the Czech Radio.
Iga Sviontek was afraid of Barbara Kreychikov?
Another journalist, on the contrary, quoted the words of a Czech expert, according to whom the Rashin woman still cannot cope with the pressure, and this was evident during the WTA final in Dubai.
– Jan Kodes, a three-time Grand Slam champion, told us that, in his opinion, Iga was afraid of Barbora in the final, she did not feel at all. The reunion of the two in the future could be a big challenge for the polka, said Karel Knap from idnes.cz.
Source: Wprost
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