DUBAI Former American tennis star Andy Roddick is unsure who among Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina is the best player on the WTA Tour, but says it is a good thing in terms of competitiveness.
The 2003 US Open champion believes the quartet, who make up the top four in the rankings respectively and have won seven of the last nine Grand Slam titles, will continue pushing one another at the highest level of women's tennis.
Swiatek and Rybakina most recently clashed at the Qatar Open final on Feb 17, with the world No. 1 Pole winning the WTA 1000 title 7-6 (10-8), 6-2.
"I love what I'm seeing on the women's Tour right now," said Roddick on Feb 21.
"It's like, you know, Gauff steps up at the US Open last year and then Swiatek steps up at the World Tour Finals. And I'm like, 'Oh, she's the best player' and then, you know, Australia (Open) happens and Sabalenka pushes the the envelope again and gets through in dominant fashion, not losing a set.
"I feel like, we're seeing this group of elite players, players that have won Slams already, really pushing each other and elevating their own product in real-time.
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