​Iga Sviatek got off to a rough start in her first match at the 2023 Tournament of Champions, but the athlete from Poland made an impressive comeback to convincingly beat Marketa Vondrousova (Wimbledon champion) 7-6(3), 6-0.

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Iga Svyatek defeated Marketa Vondrousova at the Tournament of Champions

Vondrousova (7th seed) led 5-2 in the first set, but a monologue followed by Polish Sviatek (2). The former WTA leader won 11 of the next 12 games to clinch the victory in one hour and 40 minutes.

Iga was much better than her opponent in hitting (19-6), and Marketa struggled on serve, committing 5 double faults and winning only 45% of her first-serve points and 30% of her second-serve points. one.

Know:

• Iga Sviatek is the third player in the Open Era to win at least 20 sets at 6-0 in consecutive seasons. Only Steffi Graf and Monica Seles (1991-1992) achieved this feat.

• In 2023, Svyatek delivered 21 “bagels” (6-0). The tournament in Tokyo is the only one this season where Iga did not win a set 6-0 or 6-1.

• In another match of the Chetumal Group, Coco Gauff beat Ons Jaber 6-0, 6-1.

The result of the match between Iga Svyatek and Marketa Vondrousova

Chetumal group, rating

1 Coco Gauff (favourite 3) 1-0 (wins / losses) / 2-0 (sets) / 12-1 (games)

2 Iga Sviatek (2) 1-0 / 2-0 / 13-3

3 Marketa Vondrousova (7) 0-1 / 0-2 / 3-13

4 Ons Jaber (6) 0-1 / 0-2 / 1-12.

Bachelor’s group, rating

1. Aryna Sabalenko (1) 1-0 / 2-0 / 12-1

2. Jessica Pegula (5) 1-0 / 2-0 / 13-7

3. Olena Rybakina (4) 0-1 / 0-2 / 7-13

4. Maria Sakkari (8) 0-1 / 0-2 / 1-12.

The 2023 Tournament of Champions takes place from October 29 to November 5 on hard court in Cancun, Mexico. Its total prize pool is $9,000,000, starting with the top eight players of the season, and the reigning champion is Caroline Garcia (she did not qualify for this year’s edition).