Tennis News: Insider Makes Iga Swiatek Dislike Evident in Biased Take On Her Lopsided Rivalry With Aryna Sabalenka

After waiting for a long time, finally, women’s tennis has been getting the attention it has been seeking over the past few years. Thanks to Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka? Well, the tennis world is still confused about whether to consider it as one of the biggest rivalries on the court in the modern era. But if we look at their impact on the game, the World No. 1&2 have achieved some extraordinary feats over the years and they are currently chasing more. Both of them have a very different nature on the court. If one is ice, the other one is fire!

Aryna Sabalenka is a bit crazy. She loves to make fun with her teammates and her fans. But when it comes to dealing with her opponents across the net, she prefers to pierce through her rivals with her aggressive style of play accompanied by her unique loud grunting! So, Sabalenka is always fun to watch but Iga Swiatek, on the other hand, is more of an introverted nature. She is calm and composed on the courts and all she knows is to eat, sleep, train, win trophies, and repeat! Reflecting on this epic rivalry, tennis bigwig Caitlin Thompson reflected her thoughts on the ‘Racquet’s Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast.’

She sounded a bit tired of Iga Swiatek taking away all the silverware. “I love I love the fact that we have this great rivalry. It’s fire and ice. I get it. I just don’t like the ice winning more than the fire because the fire is so fun.” Iga Swiatek recently had a ‘dirt double’ win and she’ll be now heading towards Paris in search of her fourth French Open title.

The rivalry between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka first started at the WTA Finals in 2021. In that match, Sabalenka defeated the teenager Iga Swiatek in three sets. But the Polish tennis star came back strongly. She took her revenge on the Belarusian by winning their next four meetings.

Currently, Iga Swiatek leads their H2H margin with an 8-3 scoreline. Swiatek is just 22 years old and has already won 21 career titles including four Grand Slam triumphs. The 26-year-old Aryna Sabalenka has won 14 titles in her career so far including two major titles. It’s world number one versus number two, ice versus fire! Both tennis stars have strong support. Despite a few question marks here and there, the tennis world loves this WTA rivalry.

American tennis legend strongly believes that women’s tennis needs rivalries like Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka

The 53-year-old former world number tennis star, Jim Courier recently had a conversation where he highlighted the need for these types of rivalries in the tennis world. He said, “Let me just say this: what women’s tennis needs is rivalries.” Courier went on to add, “With Iga and Aryna being there all the time, that is exactly what the rest need for women’s tennis to grow, see those rivalries, that’s what helped men’s tennis to become what it is today.“

Even another former world number one, Naomi Osaka is a huge fan of this rivalry between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. She recently gave an interview where she said, “I think she’s (Iga Swiatek) great for the sport. I also think watching Sabalenka doing so well is super, super fun.“ Share what are your thoughts on this epic rivalry in women’s tennis. Do you think this is really one of the biggest rivalries in the tennis world right now?