Sabalenka reinforced her claim to No. 1 in Miami. Now, of her increasingly complete game, she says, “I think I’ve got everything to be a good player on the clay courts." ...
Swiatek held serve just twice in the match, with Eala pounding service returns with her big forehand. It marked Swiatek’s third loss to a player ranked outside the top 100 in a WTA main draw.
She was pretty loosened up and just went for it." At 2-0 in the second set, Eala double faulted -- and then Swiatek pulled off her best shot of the day, a forehand sizzler crosscourt. She held for the ...
Swiatek earned her first set point at 6-5 with a crosscourt backhand winner, and the Pole closed out the one-set lead with one last forehand winner after 62 grueling minutes. In the second set, ...