The supremacy of Ash Barty drove her successor as world’s best female player, Iga Swiatek, to work harder than ever, the Australian Open favourite said on Saturday
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“When she retired, I felt she still had the best tennis out there. I was pretty sad I was not going to be able to compete against her and maybe win,” Swiatek said. Iga Swiatek dominated in 2022, posting a 37-match winning streak in a year she won the French and US Opens.A semi-finalist at Melbourne Park last year when beaten by Danielle Collins, the 21-year-old was well beaten by world No.3 Jessica Pegula in the United Cup in Sydney eight days ago.
But players including Pegula, Caroline Garcia, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Belinda Bencic have been in strong form in the opening fortnight of the season.
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