‘I never had the strong belief it could actually happen’ Iga Swiatek becomes world no.1 as Ashleigh Barty’s retires
Iga Swiatek was in disbelief after becoming the new world no.1, following the shock news of Ashleigh Barty’s retirement earlier this week. Swiatek takes the mantle from Barty following her Miami Open second round 6-2 6-0 win against Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland, extending her career-best 12-match winning streak. Ad/> That win over Golubic follows on from winning the Indian Wells title last week – the fifth singles title in her fledgling career to date.


