'No. 1 is closer and closer' - Iga Swiatek on 'surreal' Indian Wells glory after victory over Maria Sakkari

Iga Swiatek has reacted to her 'pretty surreal' Indian Wells triumph after her victory over Maria Sakkari in the final. Swiatek is 11-0 at WTA 1000 events this year and showed her class yet again with the 6-4 6-1 80-minute win over the Greek star to edge closer to the top of the world rankings. Ad/> The Pole will hit a new career-high ranking of world No.

2 after clinching the title in California, and she was already talking about going one spot further after enjoying the glory at Indian Wells. WTA Indian Wells'Mentally it was the toughest one' — Swiatek beats Halep to reach Indian Wells final19/03/2022 AT 09:07 «At the beginning of the tournament, I wouldn't even think about winning, honestly,» Swiatek said in her post-match press conference. «Of course, you have to believe in yourself, but I'm a realistic person.

Winning after playing so well in Doha is giving me a lot of confidence and a kind of belief that I can do it. »I wouldn't think of myself as someone who's ready to play two tournaments in a row and win it. For sure hard work is paying off.

"[Sakkari and I are] stepping a similar path, looking at rankings and looking at what we've been playing for the last couple of years. Paula Badosa, Anett [Kontaveit] and Ons Jabeur, I don't want to forget anybody, but I think we kind of started playing top 10 tennis at the same time. "[The World No.

2 ranking is] pretty surreal for now. I have to look at it and I have to check the rankings by myself and just see it. Right now, it's too surreal to describe it, honestly.

But for sure I want to go higher because I feel like getting No. 1 is closer and closer." /> Sakkari herself will improve to a new career-high ranking as she moves to world No. 3 and, in the process, matches