(4th WTA) impresses with its form this year. On Friday evening, the Polish woman advanced to the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. . It is already certain that Iga Świątek will become the new leader of the world WTA Race ranking,.
“This is not the same Iga as a year ago”
The final rival of Iga Świątek will be (6th WTA). The Greek in the semi-finals won with the Spanish Paula Badosa 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 1. After the meeting, Sakkari said a few words about Iga Świątek.
– She is not the same Iga that she was a year ago. When I played with her in the final of the tournament in Doha, the Polish woman played very, very aggressively and I was very surprised by this change – admitted Maria Sakkari, quoted by the official WTA Tour website.
The Greek added that the Polish woman deserved her successes.
– I really respect Igê and I really like it because she is a lovely girl and she is very nice and whatever she has achieved, she really deserves it. On the other hand, I just have full faith and a lot of confidence in my game – added Sakkari.
– I’ll be deadly honest that I never, ever thought about it. I have people around me who told me about the semi-finals and that I was unable to overcome this obstacle. However, I have always been very confident and believed that I would finally reach the final. So it finally happened – added Sakkari.
The final match on Sunday at 21 Polish time. We invite you to follow the relationship on Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application. Broadcast on Canal + Sport.
Source: Sport
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