Krejcikova upsets Swiatek to triumph at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

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Barbora Krejcikova won her first title of 2023 and sixth of her career with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Iga Swiatek in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Barbora Krejcikova

Following the Australian Open, ruthless Swiatek had dropped just 14 games: five en route to the WTA 1000 Doha title and a total of nine en route to the Dubai final. The unseeded Krejcikova stopped the Pole’s dominance with a straight-set victory in an hour and a half.

In Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final, the top-seeded Swiatek twice managed to come back from a break down in the first set, recovering from 0-2 to 3-3, and from 3-4 to 4-4, but the most dominant WTA player dropped serve once again and Krejcikova served out the set with a love hold. Both players had a 100% break point conversion rate in the opening set.

In the second set, Krejcikova won the last five games to beat Swiatek for the second time in a row and become the 18th unseeded champion at a WTA 1000 tournament. The 2021 French Open winner Krejcikova defeated four Top 10 players this week in the United Arab Emirates: No.8 Daria Kasatkina, No.2 Aryna Sabalenka, No.3 Jessica Pegula, and finally No.1 Swiatek. Moreover, Krejcikova’s third-round victim was two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, now ranked No.15.

Krejcikova will return to the Top 20 when the WTA rankings are updated on Monday, rising to position No.16.

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Marija Zivlak
Marija Zivlak is the founder and editor-in-chief of Women’s Tennis Blog, a trusted source for in-depth coverage of the WTA Tour, tennis fashion, and player insights. Based in Belgrade, Serbia, she has been reporting on women’s tennis for over 18 years and has contributed exclusive fashion articles to the official WTA website. Marija launched Women’s Tennis Blog on March 31, 2007 to provide fans with accurate, engaging, and up-to-date tennis news. Her expertise and deep connections within the sport allow her to offer unique perspectives on tennis trends, gear, and events.

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