{"id":298008,"date":"2023-12-13T18:08:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298008"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:08:58","slug":"iga-swiatek-award-questioned-with-coco-gauff-and-aryna-sabalenka-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/iga-swiatek-award-questioned-with-coco-gauff-and-aryna-sabalenka-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek award questioned with Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5113774.jpg?r=1702488286002\"><\/p>\n<p>Tennis fans have questioned the decision to name Iga Swiatek as the 2023 WTA Player of the Year. The 22-year-old became the first player to win the award in consecutive years on the women&#8217;s tour since Serena Williams won four straight from 2012-2015.<\/p>\n<p>The Pole won 86% of her matches this season and claimed six titles, including the French Open and her first ATP Finals crown. The season-ending title also meant Swiatek clinched the No. 1 ranking for the second successive year.<\/p>\n<p>But despite her success, some fans think either Coco Gauff or Aryna Sabalenka should have claimed the prestigious award of being the season\u2019s best player, despite Swiatek having a higher win percentage and more titles than the pair. \u201cDifficult to understand how she can be the player of the year, Coco and Aryna deserve it more than she deserves it,&#8221; one wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAryna Sabalenka should&#8217;ve been player of the year. 2 Grand Slam finals. 1 Grand Slam title,\u201d another added. \u201cMaking all Grand Slam semi-finals and being ranked #1! Just because Iga is #1 doesn&#8217;t mean she deserves it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5113782.jpg?r=1702488286079\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m surprised I don\u2019t see Coco up here,\u201d another follower said before this user mentioned: \u201cI think we\u2019ve been robbed cus @sabalenka_aryna deserves it more than Iga.\u201d Sabalenka won three titles in 2023 and claimed the first major of the year by winning the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>She finished runner-up at the US Open and made semi-final appearances at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. The Belarusian also reached the last four at the WTA Finals in Cancun, where she was beaten by Swiatek.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff began the season in style by winning the Auckland title without dropping a set and her form leading into her final major of the year at Flushing Meadows was excellent. She captured the Washington and Cincinnati titles before coming from behind to defeat Sabalenka in New York and experience the biggest moment of her career in front of her home crowd.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Swiatek slams WTA for contradicting mental health promotion in scathing review[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Iga Swiatek&#8217;s coach tears into WTA over &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; finals plans[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Iga Swiatek explains why Ashleigh Barty&#8217;s sudden retirement &#8216;hit hard'[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5113797.jpg?r=1702488286167\"><\/p>\n<p>Gauff&#8217;s performances across the season saw her reach a career-high ranking of number three and reach the semi-finals of the WTA Finals for the first time. She won 24 of her last 28 matches of the season and the American will be one of the biggest threats to Swiatek and her No. 1 ranking next season.<\/p>\n<p>Another award handed out by the WTA was the Comeback Player of the Year, which was won by Elina Svitolina. After giving birth to her first child in 2022, the Ukrainian returned in 2023 and reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros and the Wimbledon semifinals, while returning to the Top 25 in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/1845237\/Iga-Swiatek-Coco-Gauff-Aryna-Sabalenka-tennis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Tennis fans have questioned the decision to name Iga Swiatek as the 2023 WTA Player of the Year. 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