After the remembered final of the teenagers in the US Open 2021 Emma Raducanu – Leylah Fernandez, many waited for Iga ¦wi ± tek to meet one of the sensational finalists from New York. The beginning of the 2022 season brought an opportunity for such a duel. The 20-year-old tennis player from Raszyn in the second round in Adelaide faced a Canadian who was younger than her.
Only the beginning was difficult
Only the beginning of this match was hard, the first three games. The Polish woman opened the meeting with the service, saved herself from bigger problems, mainly with a good pass. Then she had two break points on the Canadian service which did a great job. This foreshadowed the greater trouble that awaited Fernandez.
she played very aggressively, she tried to take the initiative. Her strong strokes caused her rival a lot of problems. Fernandez did not keep up with the pace of exchanges, which made many mistakes. She eventually lost service, twice. The set ended with the score 6: 1 for our player. In the penultimate game, even the fact that she was leading with her own passing 40:15 did not help.
In the second party of Christmas, she continued to dominate her opponent. She played very accurately, served very well and knocked Fernandez all the arguments out of her hands. The US Open finalist tried to surprise the Polish woman with an attack, a defense full of sacrifice, but it did not help. She did not know what to do on the court to change the game. It was 5: 1 quickly again for Christmas. She finished the second set at 6: 2.
A spectacular victory
It was a great performance by Iga Świątek. Our tennis player was very calm, she played very maturely. The tournament in Adelaide is very important to her for three reasons. First of all, the Australian Open is about to start – from January 17th. Second, it defends the title won last season. Third, it is her first party after the change of coach. In December, she unexpectedly broke up with Piotr Sierzputowski. Her new coach is Tomasz Wiktorowski, former coach of Agnieszka Radwańska.
In the next match in Adelaide, Iga Świątek will face the better of the pair: Wiktoria Azarenka – Priscilla Hon. Canal Plus coverage.
Source: Sport
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