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Three-time Grand Slam champion Barty officially announced her retirement yesterday, and she also confirmed that she will apply to the WTA to clear her points. This also means that after the end of the Miami station, the women's tennis world will usher in a new world number one. As Miami is a nearly two-week event, the leaderboards will not change during the event. The new edition of the World Rankings will be officially announced on April 4.
Speaking about his decision, Barty said: "For women's tennis, this will be a new beginning, which will be very exciting for them. ”
After Barty's points are cleared, the new Indian Wells women's singles champion Swatak will most likely reach the back-of-the-ball throne on April 4. After winning the Indian Wells race, Svatek rose to second place in the world this week, and the Polish teenager only needed to win one game in Miami to secure the world number one position. If Swatek doesn't win, Spain's Bardoza will need to win in Miami to reach the top of the world.
As far as the current situation is concerned, Svatek has almost certainty that it will become the first in the world of St. HSIN. At Barty's latest press conference, she also gave the Polish youngster a high opinion: "If Iga (Svatek) becomes the number one in the world, I don't think anyone deserves to be in this position more than her." She is a wonderful person and a very good tennis player who has injected fresh, fearless energy and energy into the sport. I enjoyed playing with her, training with her, and interacting with her team members. She's a really nice person, she was the first person to text me in the first batch after I announced my retirement, which made me feel very warm. I think she is fully worthy of the world number one, and I hope she can do it, and after she becomes the world number one, she can also keep her own heart and chase her dreams in her tennis career. ”
Swataker
At the pre-match press conference in Miami, many players were asked what they thought of Barty's retirement, and Swatek was one of them, revealing that she could not bear to cry after learning the news.
"I think you all already know that I cry a lot, so I cried for a long time [after hearing the news]." Svatek said in the interview, "I am very confused by her decision, but at the same time I am also very sad because in my opinion, she has reached the extreme in physical function, mental level and tennis level, and I have always admired her very much." If I can play more with her in the next few years, I will learn a lot, keep improving myself, and find a way to deal with her cutting. We will miss her very much. ”
Although Swataker's heart was full of doubts and sadness, she said that she understood Barty's decision very well: "Actually, she has said that she knows that some people will not understand why she retired, because it is not very common. I respect her decision, and in the face of outside evaluation and expectation, I think she is very brave to do so. She is a role model for all of us athletes because everyone should put their own happiness and joy first. ”
"I'm already feeling a little scared." Svatek talked about becoming the world number one, "They said I might be the world number one right away. However, when we are faced with such a situation, we have seen so much news, and after understanding the rules of points, we realize that it is not reasonable to think about becoming the first thing in the world now. Because we had very little time to prepare for this event, we had to focus on what we had at hand. ”
Although Swatak will have a high probability of becoming the new ball queen, due to the small point gap between her and players such as Krejickova, Bardoza, Kontaveit, Sakkari and other players, the women's world number one battle will become a major attraction this season. Estonian star Cantawirt has few points to keep in clay and grass seasons, especially in Grand Slam competitions, and she will be one of the strong contenders for the post-ball throne.
(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)