Aryna Sabalenka: “Our rivalry with Iga Swiatek is particularly important, and even necessary, for women’s tennis”
While she has the possibility of becoming world number 1 again after having been so for two months in 2023, Aryna Sabalenka, visiting a press conference after her qualification for the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 in Wuhan (6−4 , 6–4, against Siniakova), was asked about this end-of-season goal. And the Belarusian took the opportunity to insist on the fact that women’s tennis really needed a rivalry like the one she has with Iga Swiatek.
“Well, it’s nice to be at the top of the table. You don’t need to scroll all the way down to see your opponent. You just open the page and there you are (smile). No, I’m joking. I think that’s been my goal since I was little. This shows that I am on the right track, that I am working on the right things. This rivalry with Iga is particularly important for tennis and something very necessary, I would say, for women’s tennis. Maintaining this competition would be really beneficial for tennis. Of course, this is one of my biggest goals. Yes, I really want to achieve this goal. It’s a great motivation. »
