They are players who generate excitement and raise considerable hopes not only in the media, but also in the fans. Tennis players like Naomi Osaka, Bianca Andreescu, Jelena Ostapenko e Iga Swiatek They are four of the most important spearheads of the generational change that is already being felt within the women’s circuit. We are not going to talk about his talent, which is undoubtedly immeasurable, but they all have one thing in common: he went from nothing to everything in a matter of months. We analyze it carefully.
Let’s start with Naomi Osaka. The Japanese player is for many the future of women’s tennis, but there is no doubt that she is already present. The Japanese is already here, and it seems that she has come to stay. After standing out at the end of 2018 with her title at the US Open and at the beginning of 2019 with the Australian Open, Naomi fell a bit down and began to fall numerous positions in the ranking. The tennis break due to the coronavirus helped him change the chip and from there accumulate good results. Final at Cincinnati and title again at Flushing Meadows. But … what did Osaka manage to gain before emerging on the circuit? The Japanese only managed to proclaim herself champion of the Indian Wells tournament in 2018. Before this she did not manage to add any title in any ITF or in junior modality. Incredible but true!
Before Osaka’s irruption, another young player knew what it’s like to surprise a big tournament was Jelena Ostapenko. She did it at Roland Garros 2017. The Latvian tennis player has a splendid future but, unlike the Japanese, she currently has a somewhat hesitant present. Ostapenko has tremendous potential, becoming at 23 years old one of the great promises of world women’s tennis. Seeking her consolidation among the best in the world, the Latvian is not finding the best sensations in the last two years. Prior to her triumph in Paris, Jelena did not win a tournament on the WTA circuit. He went from winning numerous ITF tournaments to directly succeeding in an entire Grand Slam. Big words.
Iga Swiatek going from ITF trophies straight to a big title is a common point of the new WTA generation
same happened w/ Aljona Ostapenko & Bianca Andreescu (although AO already played 1 big F – Doha 2016). it’s even more rare w/ Naomi Osaka who never won a trophy before IW 2018 pic.twitter.com/sUtTWtX5ce
— Diego Barbiani (@Diego_Barbiani) October 12, 2020
Same case that of Bianca Andreescu. The Canadian has had a year to forget about the injury issue, not playing a single game. Bianca became known in tennis thanks to her good results in the United States, winning at Indian Wells, Toronto and US Open. But … what was Andreescu’s before 2019? The Canadian did not glimpse in any WTA Premier or WTA International tournaments, but she did in some ITF tournaments. We talk about the same thing. The tennis player went from winning ITF tournaments to winning the biggest tournaments on the tennis scene.
And finally, we talk about the most recent case. That of the Polish Iga Swiatek. The current champion of Roland Garros was an “unknown” to many on the circuit. The 19-year-old Warsaw-born player went from winning ITF tournaments a couple of years ago to reigning on Parisian clay. Looking at the history of the last young promises at the Grand Slams, we would not be surprised if in 2021 we see another irruption of this type. Who are you thinking of?
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