Iga Swiatek ‘proud’ to achieve impressive world No.1 statistic
Iga Swiatek has actually mentioned her development as world No.1, with the Pole looking onward to ‘transitioning’ to the clay court period.
Swiatek initially ended up being No.1 back in April 2022, after Ash Barty introduced her retired life from the sporting activity.
???? It’s authorities today and I desire to offer myself, my household, my group, and companions a minute to commemorate it and to enjoy regarding it …
⤵ pic.twitter.com/vK4v9NyHFj— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) April 4, 2022
The 22-year-old has actually stayed on top for almost the whole time ever since, with Aryna Sabalenka uncrowning Swiatek for just 8 weeks after the United States Open in 2014.
As an outcome of costs 99 weeks on top of the WTA positions, Swiatek goes to 9th in the all-time listing, something that the three-time Roland Garros champion asserts she can not have actually imagined a pair years back.
“Honestly, yeah, this is one of these stats actually,” statedSwiatek “I assume generally, that I remain in the leading 10 of perpetuity in regards to weeks at No.1, I would not anticipate that ever before a number of years back.
Swiatek proceeded, “I boast of my progression and whatever in regards to just how I have actually dealt with all the various obstacles throughout my occupation. Belonging to the leading 10 of gamers in regards to weeks at No.1 is rather awesome.
“I’ve learnt to deal with expectations, especially with outside pressure. I concentrate on setting my own goals and not to let myself be influenced by outside expectations.”
| No | Player | Weeks as No.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steffi Graf | 377 |
| 2. | Martina Navratilova | 332 |
| 3. | Serena Williams | 319 |
| 4. | Chris Evert | 260 |
| 5. | Martina Hingis | 209 |
| 6. | Monica Seles | 178 |
| 7. | Ashleigh Barty | 121 |
| 8. | Justine Henin | 117 |
| 9. | Iga Swiatek | 99 * |
| 10. | Lindsay Davenport | 98 |
After aiding Poland receive the Billie Jean King Cup Finals recently, Swiatek is currently transforming her focus to the clay courts where she has actually discovered a lot of her success recently.
Leading from the front????????????
World No1 @iga_swiatek beats Celine Naef 6-4, 6-3 to publication Poland an area in the #BJKCup Finals!????@pzt_tenis pic.twitter.com/CnBcQHJTUv
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) April 13, 2024
This will certainly start at the WTA 500 interior competition in Stuttgart, where Swiatek is a two-time protecting champ.
And the four-time significant champion has actually mentioned just how she discovers the change from tough courts to clay, “I really felt today that I can do the change rather promptly.
“I’m not expecting that I’m going to feel comfortable from my first match because you always need some matches to just gain confidence on any surface, even if you feel comfortable on it.”
She included, “Stuttgart is an ideal start to the clay court season. The pace of the surface here is between hard courts and normal clay which helps me to transition. Though I had my first practice on clay today, I feel ready especially as I have good memories in my mind of how I played here last year.”
Clay szn????????????
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) April 13, 2024
Swiatek will certainly play her initial suit in Stuttgart tomorrow versus Elise Mertens, in a novice conference in between both.
Inside the standard …
Iga Swiatek is definitely the favorite to win every clay court competition she goes into, having actually won Roland Garros 3 out of the previous 4 years. The Pole does often tend to lug that weight of assumption normally rather well, which is why she has actually invested almost 100 weeks on top of the WTA positions and does not look like quiting anytime quickly.
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