From Swiatek to Gauff: The 5 women to watch at the 2023 Australian Open | via MultiSportPH
The 21-year-old seized her opportunity after the retirement of Barty to dominate 2022, securing eight WTA titles and becoming the first woman in six years to win two Grand Slams in the same season—at Roland Garros and New York.
Swiatek began this year’s Australian Open build-up with three straight-sets victories in the United Cup. But a 6-2, 6-2 defeat to Jessica Pegula in the semi-inal left Swiatek in tears, complaining she felt “helpless” and unable to show up “physically and mentally.”The Tunisian world number two appears to be on the cusp of a Grand Slam breakthrough, having been runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open last year.
Pegula, whose parents are the billionaire owners of the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise, reached the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2021 and last year, where she was outclassed by a rampant Barty. With Barty out of the way she could prove the biggest challenge to Swiatek.The explosive Belarusian promised she would be up for a “big fight” at the Australian Open after winning in Adelaide this month for the 11th WTA title of her career.
Sabalenka can suffer hugely from nerves, which were all too obvious at her two season-opening tournaments in Australia last year when she was reduced to tears as her serve collapsed.The 18-year-old American goes into Melbourne Park on a high after winning her third WTA title at the Auckland Classic this month.at Wimbledon when she arrived as a qualifier and reached the last 16, beating five-time champion Venus Williams along the way.
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