Aryna Sabalenka named Serena Williams and Iga Swiatek as the very best gamers she has confronted in her profession.
In January 2021, the Belarusian bought an opportunity to play Williams for the primary time, and misplaced in three units within the Australian Open round-of-16. That ended up being their lone assembly.
In opposition to Swiatek, Sabalenka has had way more clashes as they’ve had 13 conferences thus far. The Polish tennis star leads their head-to-head 8-5.
Forward of the 2026 Australian Open, the present world No. 1 joined TNT Sports activities to reply some fast questions. Within the very first query, the four-time Grand Slam champion was requested to call the very best participant she has ever performed in opposition to.
“Wow, okay, the very best? I imply, I performed Serena as soon as, so Serena and Iga in all probability," Sabalenka instructed TNT Sports activities.
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Do you keep in mind what Swiatek as soon as mentioned about Sabalenka?
Swiatek and Sabalenka met for the primary time in the course of the 2021 WTA Finals, and the Belarusian received that match. Since then, they’ve shaped among the finest rivalries on the Tour.
In an interview given in the course of the 2024 French Open, the 24-year-old Pole admitted that the Belarusian was posing her an enormous problem and simply pushing her to be a greater participant.
“For certain after we play in opposition to one another, I really feel prefer it’s a problem. I believe it’s additionally pushing me to turn into higher and higher participant, so I believe we each sort of want one another to develop. However for certain this rivalry is thrilling for the followers, as effectively. I assume if it’s going to go to historical past books, they're additionally going to have some impression on it," Swiatek mentioned on the time.
Swiatek was crushed by Sabalenka within the French Open semifinal, in what was their lone assembly of 2025.
