Petra Kvitova is one of Simona Halep ‘s best friends on the WTA circuit, but the athlete from the Czech Republic sees another player who will dominate women’s tennis in the next period. It is about Naomi Osaka , the current world leader.
There are many young players who are catching up. It’s great to see new faces in the women’s circuit. If I had to choose a female athlete who will leave her mark on tennis and who will dominate the coming years, then I choose Naomi Osaka”, said Petra, in a press conference.
Naomi Osaka is the one who dethroned Simona Halep from the position of world leader , after winning the Australian Open, right in front of Kvitova (7-6, 5-7, 6-4). It was the second Grand Slam won by the Japanese, after the 2018 US Open.
Simona Halep, 278 weeks in the Top 10
On the other hand, Simona Halep is the most consistent player in the circuit. She marked her 278th week in the Top 10, surpassing Serena Williams. The American collected 276 weeks on the first position of the world hierarchy between April 2, 2012 and July 16, 2017.
Simona broke into the top 10 players in the world on January 27, 2014 and has remained there until now. Only Venus Williams among active players has more weeks in the Top 10 (293).
The tournament at Roland Garros will be played between May 26 and June 9 and all Simona Halep’s matches can be watched in LIVE TEXT format on digisport.ro.
