On March 21, Beijing time, the Indian 1000 Tournament ushered in the final battle. In the women's singles final at 4 a.m., two players vying for world No. 2 fought fiercely.
Before interpreting the game, let's take a look at some of the relevant statistics of these two players.
The first is Swatec, who is 4th in pre-match position, with 19 wins and 3 losses this season and a record of 10 consecutive wins, ranking first among the WTA players.
Let's talk about Sakkari, who was ranked 6th before the start of the tournament, and the new season was 16 wins and 4 losses, ranking second only to Svatek in terms of wins.
The two sides had met four times before the final, with Sakkari leading 3-1, with hard courts leading 2-1. The two met in the last doha race, and the winner was Swatec.
Let's talk about a very important indicator, that is, the performance against the world's top ten.
Swatak has won eight of his career games against the world's top ten, compared to 3 wins and 1 loss this year, while Sakkari has won 20 career games against the world's top ten and has won 1 win and 2 losses this year.
In terms of final results, Swatak's final record is 4 wins and 1 loss, and the last four finals have been swept to win;
Sakkari's final record is 1 win and 3 losses, with the only title coming from Rabat in 2019.
It was in this way that the two pin-pointers against McMang met as scheduled for the first 1,000 games of the year.
In the end, the third seed swateck defeated world number six Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 to win the season for his 11th consecutive victory and winning the championship.
After winning the Indian title, Swatek reached 20 wins this season, becoming the first WTA player to win 20 and tied with Radwanska as the highest-ranked Polish player in history.
In addition, since losing the Women's Singles Final in Switzerland in April 2019, the Poles have won five consecutive singles titles.
"Wow, that's crazy. Honestly, I didn't expect me to win here. Swatac said in a post-match interview. I didn't know I could get to the end. ”
It is also worth mentioning that in this week's WTA ranking list, Barty, who has confirmed his exit from the Sunshine Doubles, still ranks first in the world with 7980 points, while Swatak, who won the Indian Championship, rose to no. 2 in the world with 5776 points, narrowing the point difference with the world number one to 2204 points.
Considering that Swatac will continue to participate in the Miami race in the future, there is still a big increase in points.
So, even if you can't rise to the top of the world before the clay season, the battle for number one will undoubtedly become more intense in the coming months. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)