Although Iga Swiatek is still number one in the WTA rankings, not everyone believes that the Polish woman is currently the best tennis player in the world. According to Pam Shriver, this title belongs to another tennis player.
So far, 2023 is not as successful for Iga Sviontek as the previous one. Despite the fact that she had sporadic successes in this, in general, she does not look as impressive as before. Therefore, not everyone agrees with … the WTA rating. Rashinyanka still takes first place in it, she leads by a large margin, but there are people who believe that she does not deserve to be called the best tennis player in the world. Among them is Pam Shriver.
Difficult start to the season by Iga Sviontek
It must be admitted, however, that after an excellent previous season, the expectations of fans and experts regarding the polka are huge, but it is impossible to win all the matches and tournaments, even at such a high level. So, what are the results of the 22-year-old player at the moment? At the Australian Open, she was eliminated in the fourth round, then won the games in Doha and reached the final in Dubai, where she lost to Barbora Krejcikova.
Recently, the first racket of the WTA rating met in the semi-finals of Indian Wells with Elena Rybakina, but the Kazakhstani turned out to be stronger. On March 22, Swiatek decided to withdraw from the Miami Open and Billie Jean King Cup, which she announced on her social media.
Ne Iga Sviontek is the best in the world
In the era of all the above events, Pam Shriver believes that the Polish woman is not currently the best tennis player in the world, but one of those tennis players who recently beat her. She wrote about it on Twitter.
“Iga doesn’t have a plan B, she can’t withstand the huge power of this rival. If today someone fell on our planet and heard that she plays at number one in the world, she would think of Elena Rybakina, - said the 21-time winner of WTA tournaments. The representative of Kazakhstan is currently ranked seventh in the world ranking. Swiatek remains the first and has an advantage of 3235 points over the second Arina Sobolenko.
Source: Wprost
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