They have been the best throughout the tournament, but there can only be one left. Iga Swiatek and Maria Sakkari will face each other in a duel that promises strong emotions to determine who is the champion of Indian Wells 2024. Both arrive with great confidence and having shown that they feel comfortable in the conditions of this event. Who will win?
Life is made up of key moments that determine where your steps go and this end of Indian Wells 2024 It may have something of that, at least for one of its protagonists. While is true that Every Swiatek dominates world tennis with an iron fist and seems aimed at carving out a triumphant history in which a title more or less has no special impact, Maria Sakkari He is vigorously pursuing the possibility of reigning in the Californian desert and adding a new title to his meager record.
– Maria Sakkari, more than just a match
The Greek broke the mold last year, taking advantage of the power vacuum that occurred in Guadalajara. That success, as meritorious as it was unexpected, due to the erratic season that he had had, earned him credit and confidence that is now reflected in this performance. She has dreamed since she was young of winning what is considered the fifth Grand Slam and was close to achieving it in 2022, being deprived of it, precisely because of Swiatek.
He has managed to overcome difficult obstacles so far in the event, dropping a set against Shnaider, Parry, Navarro and Gauff. He avoided extreme situations in those matches thanks to his competitive nature, tactical intelligence and good feeling with that powerful right hand with which he can dismantle anyone. Beating Gauff is enough proof to think that he can make the final splash, but Iga is a more difficult wall to overthrow.
– Iga Swiatek, victory as an unavoidable destiny
Every defeat he suffers is a kind of alert that makes him react ruthlessly. He suffered a big disappointment in Australia and won his next tournament, in Doha. She was surprised by Kalinskaya in Dubai and landed in Indian Wells with sky-high ambition and a desire for redemption. She is about to prove the Pole, once again, that she is the best, if anyone needs any proof beyond the day-to-day life of the past few years.
The empire he is building at just 22 years old is something worthy of being praised again and again, no matter how much the frenzy of the present makes us value it as it deserves. In the Californian desert, she has devastated all her rivals, of the caliber of Collins, Noskova, Putintseva, Wozniacki and Kostyuk, and now faces the definitive test to lift a trophy again and expand her already memorable record.
– Tactical keys and face to face between Swiatek and Sakkari
What do you have to do to beat Iga? This question will be on the minds of many players who face the Pole and the answer can be complex and devastating. While it is true that Swiatek is not unbeatable and has suffered defeats in recent times, most of them seem to be due more to demerit on his part than to a neatly defined strategy by his executioners.
Offering a great version of herself, playing with a lot of depth and being aggressive, getting a high first serve percentage and limiting unforced errors, are sine qua non conditions for Sakkari if she wants to win, but she will also have to wait for a version below normal for Iga, one of those days when she doesn’t feel completely comfortable and is unable to find the timing with her lethal right hand.
Extreme heat and a lot of wind are factors that could favor the Greek, although Swiatek cannot be underestimated in those scenarios. If the Pole is able to command with her drive, take risks on the parallel backhand and subtract very aggressively on the court, it will be difficult for a surprise to occur.
In favor of the Greek there is a factor that is not insignificant, such as having the face to face victory, something that very few can say. Maria Sakkari has won three of the five matches in which they faced each other Every Swiatek, although the impact of that may be reduced by the fact that the last two have ended with victory for the Pole, in Doha and Indian Wells, precisely, two years ago. In short, an exciting clash of styles lies ahead in the women’s final of Indian Wells 2024.
2024-03-17 09:03:03
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