Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the US Open . Then she withdrew from the competition in the tournament in Seoul. She also did not play in Beijing, where she won the title last year. She explained this for personal reasons.
Świątek is still on the list of players registered to start in the tournament in Wuhan, China, which will take place from 7 to 13 October. However, her participation in the event seems to be at risk in the current situation. This is also indicated by the words of Canal+ Sport journalist Bartosz Ignacik.
– We are waiting for Iga Świątek’s decision. From what I have heard, Iga still does not know whether she will play in the last 1000-ranked tournament of the year in Wuhan. This decision is probably to be made today. We will see when it sees the light of day – said the journalist right after the broadcast of Aryna Sabalenka’s match with Madison Keys.
Let us recall that the 23-year-old has complained several times in recent months about her overloaded schedule. There have been voices that her prolonged absence from the courts is related to exhaustion from this season. The coach of the Polish women’s team, Dawid Celt, also assessed in the “Misja Sport” program on Onet that the leader of the WTA rankings may be suffering from the effects of a minor infection.
Świątek’s absence is grist to the mill for Aryna Sabalenka , who has been consistently reducing the gap to the Pole in the WTA ranking. Thanks to Wednesday’s victory over Madison Keys in the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Beijing, she is 1069 points behind the world’s number one racket in the “live” ranking. If she wins the entire event, she will have only 284 “points” less than Iga.
