Iga Świątek to replace Ash Barty as women's world number one
Iga Świątek will replace Ash Barty as the women's world number one in the wake of the Australian's sudden retirement.
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Iga Swiatek Becomes New WTA World No.1 With Miami Open Win
Poland's Iga Swiatek became the new world number one in women's tennis on Friday by defeating swiss 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. The 20-year-old Warsaw-born star had to win her second-round match at the South Florida hardcourt tournament to ensure she would replace Barty. Swiatek will be the first Polish woman to reach the rankings summit, eclipsing the old mark for players from her homeland she shared with former world number two Agnieszka Radwanska.
Swiatek to take over Barty's world No. 1 spot after Miami victory
Iga Swiatek will replace Ash Barty as the number one women's player in the world after her 6-2 6-0 thrashing of Viktorija Golubic in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.
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.
'No better person' than Iga Swiatek to replace me as world No. 1 – Ashleigh Barty ahead of Miami Open
Ashleigh Barty says “there is no better person” than Iga Swiatek to replace her as world No. 1 after the Australian’s bombshell retirement aged 25. Barty was tipped to dominate for the next decade after ending a 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open, with Eurosport expert Mats Wilander claiming she could win 10 more Grand Slams after taking women’s tennis to the “next level”.
WTA roundup: Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska reaches Lyon quarters
Six days after escaping her native Ukraine with her 15-year-old sister Ivanna, Dayana Yastremska cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open 6e Sens Metropole in Lyon, France.
WTA roundup: No. 3 seed Viktorija Golubic stages rally in Lyon
No. 3 seed Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 win in her first-round match against Japanese alternate Mai Hontama on Wednesday at the Open 6eme Sens Metropole in Lyon, France.