By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, December 15, 2023 The 2023 season is in the rear-view mirror, but Novak Djokovic continues his championship roll. World No. 1 Djokovic earned men’s ITF World Champion honors for a record-extending eighth time. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka was named women’s…
Aryna Sabalenka was named the women’s ITF World Champion for the 2023 season, but some fans were surprised that it wasn’t world no. 1 on the WTA Tour, Iga Swiatek. The 25-year-old had the best season of her career, and she was recognized for her efforts. However, the question is obvious, why was Sabalenka named…
Iga Swiatek finished the 2023 season as world number one on the WTA Tour, but she lost the rank briefly after the early exit at the US Open. Swiatek had a tremendous 2022 campaign, winning several big events and securing her number one rank. That left a danger for 2023 as she had to defend…
Aryna Sabalenka won her maiden Grand Slam in 2023, and former WTA player Pam Shriver thinks another one is coming in 2024. Predicting that Aryna Sabalenka will win another Grand Slam in 2024 is almost a given, because she’s arguably the second-best player in the world behind Iga Swiatek. She was certainly that for much…
Aryna Sabalenka was the most effective power player on the WTA Tour in 2023, firing the most winners with 1,922. According to Opta, the Belarusian powerhouse nudged ahead of fellow big hitters Jelena Ostapenko and Caroline Garcia, who occupy the Top 3 spots in this category, each recording 1,832 and 1,829 winners, respectively. Of her…
Aryna Sabalenka is not the most popular player on the WTA Tour, especially among Polish fans, but Iga Swiatek thinks it’s just a difference in popularity. Of course, Sabalenka will never be as popular as Swiatek in Poland. Various factors are at play here, but Swiatek being Polish is the major one. The Belarusian has…
