Iga Swiatek names the shot she thinks has been ‘progressing’ a lot recently after her comeback win at the WTA Finals
Iga Swiatek served up a surprising statistic in her opener against Barbora Krejcikova at the WTA finals.
In her first match in two months, Iga Swiatek launched her WTA Finals defense with a comeback win against Barbora Krejcikova.
Swiatek, ranked world number two, hadn’t competed since her quarter-final loss to Jessica Pegula at the US Open in September, and the lack of match play showed early on.
She was broken in the opening game of each of the first two sets, quickly falling behind.
Down a set and trailing 3-0 in the second, Swiatek appeared headed for defeat.
However, she rallied impressively, winning 13 of the next 17 games to claim a hard-fought 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory.
Iga Swiatek serves up surprising statistic at the WTA finals
Swiatek, still in the running to reclaim the world number one spot from Aryna Sabalenka with a title win in Riyadh, charged ahead to a commanding 5-0 lead in the final set.
Krejcikova, visibly ailing, managed a late break to stay in the match briefly but couldn’t hold off Swiatek’s relentless play.
The Pole closed out the win in just over two and a half hours, with credit to some rather remarkable serving statistics.
