{"id":12119,"date":"2022-03-21T00:13:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/iga-swiatek-reports-the-indian-wells-tournament\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T00:13:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:13:22","slug":"iga-swiatek-reports-the-indian-wells-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/iga-swiatek-reports-the-indian-wells-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek reports the Indian Wells tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Indian Wells) More powerful and very determined, in the wake of an excellent start to the year, Iga Swiatek is adjudicated for the first time in her career the WTA 1000 of Indian Wells, Sunday, at the expense of the Greek Maria Sakkari, too timid for her grand final finale. <\/p>\n

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Published at 5:37 p.m.<\/span>
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\n Nicolas PRATVIEL<\/span>
\n Agence France-Press<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Polonaise was imposed by authorities 6-4, 6-1 in 1 h 20, in terms of a final, which was far from awaiting the summons, the fault of a tourbillant who often upset the two players . <\/p>\n

Swiatek, which was 4e<\/sup> World Cup before this tournament, will be held on the 2nde<\/sup> place this Monday, in place and place of the Czech Barbora Krejcikova, who, like Ashleigh Barty (N.1), winner of the Australian Open, was absent in California. <\/p>\n

“I’m really upset. After having played well during previous tournaments, I did not think I would be able to continue playing well for long periods of time. I did not expect to find myself in this position “, exclaims the semi-finalist of Australia’s last international. <\/p>\n

Revealed by his surprise victory at Roland-Garros in 2020, Swiatek will celebrate his 50th title on the Feminine circuit, his second of the year after that glorious end of February in Doha, where he passed the Sakkari\u00e8me Semifinal. She won over 11 wins in 11 matches. <\/p>\n

For their reunions, almost a month later, in another desert setting, Swiatek confirmed the ascendant taken on its 26-year-old rival, who had won their first three confrontations, but was reunited there for the first time on the first march and WTA 1000. <\/p>\n

Like the evening during the semi-final, men were taken away by Espagnol Rafael Nadal against his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, the wind, which was less powerful, terribly embarrassed the players in the service (seven double faults in total). <\/p>\n

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After four breezes to start, Swiatek was the first to take its lead for 3-2, taking the fillet face to the Greeks, ready for court battle. <\/p>\n

But Sakkari, breaking a thirteenth time of affiliation, to return to the height of his adversary, before finally recovering his position (4-4). <\/p>\n

Swiatek resigned and was able to place a number of tranquil attacks, to take a quarter of Sakkari’s commitment and conclude 6-4 on its third opportunity. <\/p>\n

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PHOTO MARK J. TERRILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n

Iga Swiatek and Maria Sakkari<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Polonaise, who succeeded in the palmares to the Espagnole Paula Badosa, still accelerated the cadence in the second round. Well more solid in service – she never let the slightest break in the Greek in this second act -, she has definitely escaped twice as often as the service of her adversary. Contrary to its habits, this latter has given the bras a little too much speed. <\/p>\n

“It was not my day, a lot of emotions have assailed me. It’s one of the best tournaments in the world, there will be a special place in my heart “, said Sakkari, who also, this Monday, climbed the ranking, passing the 6the<\/sup> to the 3rde<\/sup> Plaz. Until then, the only Greek tennis representative to have integrated the Top 3 of the world rankings was Stefanos Tsitsipas, last year, among men (he is today 5e<\/sup> global player to the ATP). <\/p>\n

The arrival of Sakkari on the podium of the WTA classification witnesses his progression, after his semi-finals at Roland-Garros and at the International of the United States in 2021, but which is never translated by a victory in a major tournament. <\/p>\n

Its only title, in which five final playoffs took place, the 26-year-old Athenian was relegated to the Rabat battlefield in 2019. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n