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Iga Swiatek To Be New World Number One in WTA Rankings, Will Become First-Ever Polish Singles Player To Achieve Feat
Swiatek thus takes over the spot emptied by Barty, who announced a shock retirement from tennis earlier this week. She would also become the youngest to get to the top spot since Caroline Wozniacki in 2010.
Iga Swiatek is set to become the new world number one in the latest WTA rankings, the first-ever singles player to achieve such a feat from Poland. Her dominant 6-2 6-0 win over Viktorija Golubic in the Miami Open helped get attain the top spot after Ashleigh Barty retired from the sport a few days ago.
Welcome to the club ☝️
@iga_swiatek is the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 Polish player in tennis history to become singles World No.1 🇵🇱
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— wta (@WTA) March 26, 2022
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