Aryna Sabalenko will rise to the top of the WTA rankings after the 2023 US Open, but the Belarusian player told a press conference that she would like things to go differently.

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Aryna Sabalenko reportedly wanted to fight Iga Svyatek for WTA #1 and the 2023 US Open trophy

After 59 weeks at No. 2, Sabalenka said she didn’t watch the match between Iga Sviatek and Elena Ostapenko to the end, but would have preferred the Pole to win (the Latvian won 3-6, 6-3, 6-1). ).

Aryna says that she would like to fight Iga in the grand final at Flushing Meadows – the winner would receive the cup, as well as the first place in the WTA ranking.

“I almost fell asleep in the second set, but it was a very interesting match. I watched a few more games to see how things were going. Then I decided I wasn’t going to watch the match until the end, so I went to bed.

I was very curious, but I forced myself not to look at the bill. I know that if I saw the result, it would be very difficult for me to sleep. I found out this morning. I opened my phone and was in “Guys I have a game” mode.

Honestly, I didn’t want her to lose. I watched that match and thought: “Come on, Iga, win.” After a few surprises on the board, I thought he would probably make it to the finals.

I just thought that I would do everything possible and impossible to reach the final and decide everything on the field. So I was sad, but at the same time I have to be happy because it’s not like he just fell.

I played well all year. I pressed her. I was sad and happy at the same time. I didn’t want to become number 1 in the world like that. We wanted to fight for it” – Aryna Sabalenko.

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Know:

  • The reigning champion at Flushing Meadows, Sviatek remains without 1,760 points in the WTA rankings and will lose the top position after 75 weeks.
  • The Pole will be ahead of Arina Sabalenko, regardless of the result of the Belarusian player in Flushing Meadows.
  • Sabalenko will play a duel in the quarters with Qinwen Zheng (China, 23 WTA).
  • Aryna reached the semi-finals of the US Open twice: 2021 (lost to Leila Fernandez) and 2022 (lost to Izi Svyatek).

US Open 2023 will be held from August 28 to September 10, and the most important matches from Flushing Meadows will be on HotNews.ro every day. Titled champions – Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Svyatek.

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