Iga Świątek (1st WTA) was confidently heading for the “Sunshine Double”, i.e. triumph in Indian Wells and Miami. She managed to win the first tournament without losing even a set. In the second one she had many more problems. And she finished the competition in the fourth round.
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Already at the beginning of the match against Ekaterina Aleksandrova (16th WTA), she lost a service game, which she was unable to make up for. Thus, the set ended with the Russian winning 6:4. In the second game it was even worse. The 22-year-old was broken twice and lost 2:6. Thus, she shared the fate of Coco Gauff (3rd WTA) and Aryna Sabalenka (2nd WTA) and ended her adventure with Miami, which was quite a surprise.
The world does not believe in Świątek’s defeat. “Cold shower”
The world media were surprised by this turn of events. After all, Świątek was a sure favorite not only to win this match, but also the entire tournament. Additionally, she had a favorable record against the Russian – three wins and only one defeat.
Even more so, journalists rubbed their eyes in amazement after what happened in Miami. “After the hot atmosphere after the match between Monfils and Alcaraz, it was time for a cold shower for the fans who came to support Świątek. On the court they saw Iga from those bad days, the one who moans and hides behind the peak of her cap. She was subjected to torture by Aleksandrowa. Brought pushing herself to the limit, gaining speed, she multiplied her mistakes to such an extent that she left the tournament prematurely,” wrote the journalists of “L’Equipe”.
The editorial office of tennisuptodate.com was also surprised by the Pole’s defeat. “Shock in Miami. A nervous Świątek gave in to Aleksandrova. The Russian tennis player triumphed against the leader of the world ranking for the first time in her career. She simply dominated her rival and deprived her of her dreams of the Sunshine Double,” she wrote. Journalists pointed out that the first set was very even, and the defeat was determined by details. In the second one, the Pole made many more mistakes, which in their opinion was quite unusual.
“The second set started with Świątek defending her serve, after which she fell into a negative spiral, making several unforced errors that are not typical for the four-time Grand Slam champion. She didn’t even have time to react to Aleksandrowa’s great play,” they added.
Aleksandrowa stopped Świątek’s amazing streak. “She broke her ‘Sunshine Double’
Tennis.com journalists also mentioned the Pole’s defeat. They pointed out one impressive streak that had just been broken. “Świątek was surprised by her opponent and lost in just two sets. The Pole won the last 15 matches in a row against TOP 20 players until she was finally stopped by Aleksandrowa. The last time Wieronika Kudiermietova managed to do this was in Tokyo 2023,” they emphasized.
“Experts gave the Russian only a 12 percent chance of winning, but once again she proved that these are just numbers and tennis is above them. She caused the biggest surprise at this tournament by defeating Świątek. She broke her ‘Sunshine Double'” – wrote puntodebreak.com .
2024-03-26 06:57:00
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