Athletistic/Tennis. World number one Iga Swiatek expressed her opinion on Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, who temporarily eliminated the Polish athlete from the first line of the WTA rankings during the season.

“She deserved it. She had a great season. She won a Grand Slam, made another Grand Slam final and two semi-finals. It was an incredible season. I just chose to focus on something else because the pressure, associated with the first “The place was a bit overwhelming in the middle of the season,” Swiatek shared in an interview with Eurosport.

Recall that Aryna Sabalenka became the first racket in the world after the US Open 2023 and held the lead until the final WTA tournament in Cancun (Mexico), where Szwiatek won, thus regaining first place in the ranking.

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