Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff will become stars”: Andrea Petkovic on quartet forging Djokovic-Sinner-Alcaraz-like rivalry…
Andrea Petkovic recently talked about the way Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina can potentially forge rivalries that Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have between them.
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina have firmly established themselves as the four best women’s tennis players in the world. However, they are yet to kickstart the rivalries that have made the men’s game compelling for audiences.
On the men’s side, Alcaraz and Sinner have both proved that they can compete with and beat Djokovic. They have also faced Djokovic on multiple occasions across various prestigious tournaments. More importantly, the Spaniard and the Italian are forging a rivalry of their own.
However, according to former WTA World No. 9 Andrea Petkovic, the same has not been the case in women’s tennis. In a recent interview, the German said that Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff and Rybakina need to face each other much more on the WTA Tour if they are to have era-defining rivalries.
The German also said that if changes can be made to ensure more clashes among the quartet, they will have rivalries similar to the ones between Djokovic, Sinner, and Alcaraz.
