Iga Swiatek returns to the court. An old friend to start, and then great rivals

returns to competition after a great performance on. The Polish woman was eliminated from the Grand Slam tournament only in the semi-finals after defeating Danielle Collins (11th). Now the player is waiting for a tight tournament in Dubai.

Iga Świątek returns to the game. In the first match, he will face Daria Kasatkina

Already in the first round of the tournament, Świątek will face Daria Kasatkina (21st WTA), with whom she competed a few weeks ago during the AO. Then in the third round the Polish woman turned out to be better, she probably won 6: 2, 6: 3. In the next stages of the tournament, the 20-year-old will have another interesting opponent. In the second round, the tennis player will face the winner of the pair Ostapenko – Kenin. Although currently the players are not at the forefront of the world lists, they have won one triumph in the Grand Slam.

In the later phase of the tournament, Świątek can meet a player from the top of the WTA ranking, because her tournament ladder also includes (2nd WTA). In order for this to happen, the Belarusian woman will have to outplay the competitor who will be selected in the qualifications and then the winner of the pair Kvitova – Giorgi.

In addition to these players, the top ten world lists will include: Barbora Krejcikova, Paula Badosa, Maria Sakkari, Gabrine Muguruza, Anett Konteveit and Ons Jabeur. Swiatek may hit them only at the stage of the semi-finals of the tournament. Only Ashleigh Barty (1st WTA) and Karolina Pliskova (4th WTA) will be missing from the top ten. Last year, the Pole reached the third round of the tournament in Dubai. Its first meeting will be on Monday or Tuesday. The prize pool of the WTA 500 rankings is over 700,000. dollars.

WTA 500 tournament ladder in Dubai

• Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus, 1) – Q (qualifying competitor)
• Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) – Camila Giorgi (Italy)
• Sofia Kenin (USA) – Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)
• Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – Iga Świątek (Poland, 6)

• Paula Badosa (Spain, 3) – Q
• Alison Riske (USA, WC) – Simona Halep (Romania)
• Cori Gauff (USA) – Jessica Pegula (USA)
• Wiera Zwonariowa (Russia, WC) – Ons Jabeur (Tunisia, 8)

• Anett Kontaveit (Estonia, 7) v Mayar Sherif (Egypt, WC)
• Elise Mertens (Belgium) – Q
• Weronika Kudermetowa (Russia) – Wiktoria Azarenka (Belarus)
• Danielle Collins (USA) – Garbine Muguruza (Spain, 4)

• Maria Sakkari (Greece 5) – Q
• Q – Elina Switolina (Ukraine)
• Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) – Q
• Caroline Garcia (France, WC) – Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic, 2)