Iga Swiatek becomes 1st Polish tennis player ranked No. 1
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Iga Swiatek becomes 1st Polish tennis player ranked No. 1

Associated Press  

Iga Swiatek moved up one spot to the top of the WTA rankings on Monday, becoming the first tennis player from Poland to be No. The 20-year-old Swiatek — pronounced shvee-ON-tek — takes over from Ash Barty, who announced last month she would be retiring at the age of 25 after more than two years at No. Swiatek won the 2020 French Open and is currently on a 17-match winning streak that includes the title at the hard-court Miami Open, where she defeated Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-0 in the final on Saturday. That followed Swiatek’s triumph at Indian Wells, California, last month, making her only the fourth woman to complete what’s known as the “Sunshine Double,” and another trophy in Doha, Qatar, in February, so she is the first woman to win the first three WTA 1000 events in a year.

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Swiatek faces doping sanctions, accepts "one month suspension" from tennis after failed drug test
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Swiatek leads Poland comeback over Czechs to set up BJK Cup semifinal against Italy
1 month, 1 week ago
Swiatek leads Poland comeback over Czechs to set up BJK Cup semi against Paolini’s Italy
1 month, 1 week ago
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Sabalenka's Stellar Season Reignites Her Top Spot, Overtaking Swiatek
2 months ago
Iga Swiatek can't control anger, smashes racket in net during US Open quarter-final against Jessica Pegula
3 months, 2 weeks ago
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek knocked out of US Open by Jessica Pegula
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek blows away Samsonova, will face Jessica Pegula in US Open quarters
3 months, 3 weeks ago
US Open 2024: Clinical Iga Swiatek beats Liudmila Samsonova to cruise into quarterfinal
3 months, 3 weeks ago
US Open 2024: No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round; Hurkacz and Korda ousted
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner reach semifinals in Cincinnati
4 months, 1 week ago
ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open: Angry Carlos Alcaraz Out After 'Worst Match' While Jannik Sinner Wins in Walkover
4 months, 1 week ago
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner advance in Cincinnati Open
4 months, 1 week ago
Iga Swiatek wins a bronze at the 2024 Olympics for Poland’s first tennis medal at any Summer Games
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek gets hit by a ball at Olympic tennis and is called insincere by Danielle Collins
4 months, 3 weeks ago
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Daniil Medvedev to return to Wimbledon final
5 months, 1 week ago
Swiatek ousted from third round, China's Wang reaches last 16
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner advance to Wimbledon quarterfinals
5 months, 2 weeks ago
World No.1 Iga Swiatek knocked out of Wimbledon 2024 after losing in women's singles third round to Yulia Putintseva
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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5 months, 2 weeks ago
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5 months, 4 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek reigns at the French Open again with ‘The One Where She Wins Her Fifth Grand Slam’
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Carlos Alcaraz wins his first French Open title
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open women's title by defeating Jasmine Paolini
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open title
6 months, 2 weeks ago
World no.1 Iga Swiatek sweeps Jasmine Paolini to clinch third successive French Open title
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini in the French Open women’s final
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini in the French Open women's final
6 months, 2 weeks ago
French Open day 12: Coco Gauff fumes at umpire as Iga Swiatek reaches semi-final
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek defeats Coco Gauff at the French Open and will face Jasmine Paolini in the final
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek set to meet in French Open semifinals
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Iga Swiatek dispatches Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova to reach 2024 French Open semi-finals
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 3 weeks ago
Tsitsipas eases into the French Open fourth round while Swiatek, Gauff, Alcaraz, Sinner also advance
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Swiatek survives Osaka classic, Alcaraz moves on at rain-lashed French Open
6 months, 3 weeks ago
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6 months, 3 weeks ago

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