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Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka. The fight for the WTA throne will experience a new and interesting chapter during the season on the North American hard-courts, which will come alive with the WTA 1000 tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati, before the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the year.The verdicts that will mature at the Omnium Banque Nationale will be fundamental.
The Polish and Belarusian both stopped in the round of 16 in 2022 losing to Beatriz Haddad Maia and Coco Gauff respectively.Sabalenka has only one chance to conquer the top of the world ranking and she is strongly linked to the performance of her direct rival.
Aryna Sabalenka can dethrone Iga Swiatek: the scenarios
If Swiatek doesn’t improve on last year’s result, Sabalenka would leave Montreal as number one only in the event of a triumph.
The Belarusian will therefore have to win the tournament and hope that Swiatek does not reach the quarterfinals.The tennis player from Warsaw won’t face much pressure in Cincinnati, where she was eliminated in the round of 16.
Sabalenka, for her part, has reached the semifinals and the points to defend will have a resounding impact.Everything would then move to the US Open; a Major…
