Last Saturday (24/12) Iga¦wi±tek played last match during WTL show tournament in Dubai. The Polish woman lost to Kazakhstan representative Elena Rybakina (rank 21) 0:2 (3:6, 1:6), which ended her three game winning streak. After a rest day in the UAE, Świątek has already left for Australia, where she will start the next United Cup games on New Year’s Eve.
Iga Świątek has been warmly received in Australia. The United Cup tournament will start on New Year’s Eve
The 21-year-old tennis player, after arriving in Australia, was given a very warm welcome in the city of Brisbane, where the United Cup will take place. “We warmly welcome Brisbane to our WTA No. 1 ranking,” he said on social media.
Świątek will start the competition on Australian courts this Saturday (31.12). The WTA rankings leader will play her first match with Yulia Putintseva (No. 51) of Kazakhstan. The start is expected Now 6:30 now Polish. The Pole won’t have much break time after the end match with Kazaszka, because on 2 January she will face the Swiss representative Belinda Bencic (ranking 12).
The Australian Open is approaching. A chance for a first title for Świątek in the new year
The Brisbane tournament is just a preparation for the first Grand Slam of 2023, arriving in mid-January. Australian Open. This year’s edition of the Melbourne tournament is scheduled for January 16-29. The holder of the title is the representative of the hosts Ashleigh Barty, who, however, after last year’s tournament decided to end his career.
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Świątek last year at the Australian Open courts finished the competition in the semifinals, losing to American Danielle Collins (class. 14) 0:2 (4:6, 1:6). It was the best performance by a Polish woman on Australian courts of her career. This year, however, the winner of last year’s two Grand Slams (French Open, US Open) is hoping to win at the January event.
