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Iga Swiatek becomes new WTA World No 1 with Miami win

Poland's Iga Swiatek clinched becoming the new world number one in women's tennis on Friday by defeating Swiss player Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-0 at the WTA Miami Open.

Iga Swiatek becomes new WTA World No.1 with Miami win

Iga Swiatek clinched becoming the new world number one in women's tennis on Friday by defeating Swiss player Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-0 at the WTA Miami Open. Swiatek will move into the top spot vacated by Australian Ashleigh Barty after the three-time Grand Slam champion announced her retirement earlier this week.

Iga Swiatek será la próxima número uno del mundo

, que anunció su retirada del tenis el miércoles, ya tiene sucesora como número uno del ranking mundial: será , que se aupará a lo más alto de la clasificación el 4 de abril cuando se actualice y la australiana lo abandone por petición propia. La polaca de 20 años obtuvo ante la suiza Viktorija Golubic (6-2 y 6-0 en 74 minutos) la victoria que necesitaba para asegurarse el puesto y que Paula Badosa, que era la otra candidata, no se lo arrebatara en caso de que la española alzara el trofeo.

'Dangerous' - Rafael Nadal explains why he decided to withdraw from the Miami Open ahead of French Open

Rafael Nadal says he is skipping the Miami Open at the end of the month because quickly transitioning from hard courts to clay could prove too «dangerous”. The 21-time Grand Slam champion has won three tournaments already in 2022 — the Melbourne Summer Set, Australian Open and the Mexican Open — and has a 100 per cent win record this year. Ad/> The 35-year-old has reached the last-16 of Indian Wells and will play USA’s Reilly Opelka on Wednesday, but that will spell the end of his time on the hard courts for now.