Ons Jabeur believes dethroning Iga Swiatek will work as an additional motivation in 2023
World No1 Iga Swiatek had an almost unchallenged season in 2022.
Overall she won eight titles and consolidated her ranking by securing almost double the points of No 2 Ons Jabeur.
Jabeur has now opened up about how the domination of Swiatek makes the sport overall more competitive.
Tunisian star Jabeur created a thrilling on-court rivalry with Iga Swiatek in the 2022 season.
The top-ranked Arab player was the only one to challenge the dominance of the Pole as was seen in the encounter between the two in the US Open final.
As the next season of tennis has started, Jabeur believes dethroning Iga will be a great motivation.
Jabeur compared Swiatek’s performance with now-retired Ashleigh Barty. “With Iga’s result, she gave us a lot of confidence to go after her and that’s competitive, which is good because Ash was doing that, and now Iga’s doing the same thing,” she said.
“I just like the idea of not knowing who’s going to win. I feel like it’s been the same. When you play a top-10 player, it’s always tough to beat. We’re always trying to maintain at that level,” Jabeur further added.
