Iga Swiatek Cements Number One Spot Ahead Of French Open
Iga Swiatek, who won her fifth tournament in a row in Rome on Sunday, will go into the French Open as top seed after consolidating her place as world number one on Monday.
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Sizzling Swiatek cements number one spot ahead of French Open
Iga Swiatek, who won her fifth tournament in a row in Rome on Sunday, will go into the French Open as top seed after consolidating her place as world number one on Monday. The 20-year-old Pole, who won the title at Roland Garros in 2020, is over 2,000 points ahead of defending French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova in the new WTA rankings. Tunisia's Madrid Open champion Ons Jabeur, who lost to Swiatek in the Italian Open final, climbed to a career-high sixth.
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Pegula enters Italian Open second round after Samsonova thriller
Jessica Pegula enjoyed a winning start to her Italian Open campaign on Tuesday, squeezing past world number 25 Liudmila Samsonova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round. A runner-up to Ons Jabeur in the Spanish capital on Saturday, Pegula withstood 38 winners from the big-hitting Samsonova to set up a last-32 showdown with in-form Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina. The 13th-seeded Pegula, who played with a heavily-strapped left thigh against Samsonova, made the quarter-finals in Rome last season and has improved her 2022 win-loss tally to 18-9.
Iga Swiatek extends lead as world No. 1, Paula Badosa up to second
Iga Swiatek extended her lead as world number one on Monday after winning a fourth straight title at the weekend in Stuttgart, while Paula Badosa climbed to second place in the WTA rankings. Poland's Swiatek, who took over at the top from Ashleigh Barty after the Australian retired last month, thrashed Aryna Sabalenka in the final in Stuttgart on Sunday. Spain's Badosa moved to a career-high mark by reaching the semi-finals in Germany before losing to Sabalenka.
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There is simply no stopping Iga Swiatek right now. The 20-year-old swept to her fourth successive title by beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Stuttgart Open. Swiatek has not lost a match since mid-February and has stepped up to the plate in the most impressive fashion after taking over the world No.
Iga Swiatek equals Naomi Osaka’s insane win streak from 2020-21
Iga Swiatek has tied Naomi Osaka’s winning streak of 23 matches, after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Potapova shrugs off Wimbledon ban to win maiden WTA title
Anastasia Potapova defeated fellow Russian Veronika Kudermetova to win her maiden WTA title in Istanbul on Sunday, shrugging off her country's controversial ban from this year's Wimbledon.