JWSport Jacek Waszak – Sport journalist
Iga was virtually flawless in this match. From 2-2 in the first set she completely controlled the course of the final. She deservedly won it high and fast,” says Marcin Matkowski about Iga Swiatek’s victory in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing.
Iga Swiatek won against Sara Sorribes Tormo. More joy in tennis
Iga Swiatek started her competition in Beijing with a victory against Sara Sorribes Tormo 6:4, 6:3, as ‘energy’ in many actions was again her middle name. Now the Pole will play against Varvara Gracheva. If she wins, she will face Magda Linette.
Sviatek knew that Samsonova was hitting with all her might and would have a lot of ‘winners’, but she also knew that if she prolonged the exchanges, forced her opponent to hit one or two more strokes, she would make unforced errors. Iga was aware that she didn’t have to play at great risk, and the longer the exchanges, the better for her. Therefore, she focused on solidity and avoiding her own mistakes. And thanks to this solidity, she completely dominated the match.
Samsonova’s courageous, risky play against Świątek did not bring results, so after losing the first set in the second set, our representative’s rival tried to play a bit differently – she took fewer risks, tried to make fewer errors, entered into long exchanges. However, she was not able to successfully oppose the very well-disposed Pole.
Samsonova was getting into longer exchanges with Świątek, she was getting into an area where Iga was comfortable. She tried to do something, but she would have had a chance to win only if her plan A – very strong hitting, finishing exchanges after two or three balls – had worked. That plan didn’t work and the result is what it is,” comments Matkowski. “The beginning of the first set, the match was similar to the duel of these players from February, when in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai Sviatek won 6:1, 6:0. Samsonova had no approach to Iga.
The runner-up of the WTA ranking is not yet in her optimum form, but at times she already showed freshness on court, although only a few days ago in Tokyo – the players were accompanied by high humidity at that time
Świątek’s performance at the China Open was excellent and may be a good omen for the upcoming WTA Finals. The tournament will be held at the turn of October and November in Cancun, Mexico, maybe our Iga Świątek will have a chance to play there in the final,
Iga was virtually flawless in this match.
From 2-2 in the first set she completely controlled the course of the final. She deservedly won it high and fast,” says Marcin Matkowski about Iga Świątek’s victory in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing.
Iga Swiatek won against Sara Sorribes Tormo.More joy in tennis
Iga Swiatek started her competition in Beijing with a victory against Sara Sorribes Tormo 6:4, 6:3, as ‘energy’ in many actions was again her middle name. Now the Pole will play against Varvara Gracheva.If she wins, she will face Magda Linette.
Swiatek knew that Samsonova was hitting with all her might and would have a lot of ‘winners’, but she also knew that if she prolonged the exchanges, forced her opponent to hit one or two more strokes, she would make unforced errors. Iga was aware that she didn’t have to play at great risk, and the longer the exchanges, the better for her. Therefore, she focused on solidity and avoiding her own mistakes. And thanks to this solidity, she completely dominated the match.
Samsonova’s brave, risky game against Sviatchenko did not work, so after losing the first set in the second set, our representative’s rival tried to play a bit differently – she took fewer risks, tried to make fewer mistakes, entered into long exchanges. However, she was not able to successfully oppose the very well-disposed Pole.
Samsonova was getting into longer exchanges with Świątek, she was getting into an area where Iga was comfortable.
She was trying to do something, but she would have had a chance to win only if her plan A – very strong hitting, finishing exchanges after two or three balls – had worked. That plan didn’t work and the result is what it is,” comments Matkowski. “The beginning of the first set, the match was similar to the duel of these players from February, when in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai Sviatek won 6:1, 6:0. Samsonova had no approach to Iga.
The runner-up of the WTA ranking is not yet in her optimal form, but at times she has already shown freshness on court, although just a few days ago in Tokyo – the players were accompanied by high humidity at that time
Świątek’s performance at the China Open was excellent and may be a good omen for the upcoming WTA Finals. The tournament will be held at the turn of October and November in Cancun, Mexico, maybe our Iga Świątek will have a chance to play there in the final,
