By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday March 21, 2022
Iga Swiatek turns into the World No.2 on Monday, due to an 11-match profitable streak that took her by titles at Doha and Indian Wells. 20-year-old Swiatek just isn’t glad with that accomplishment, nevertheless.
The Pole, who defeated Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-1, in Sunday’s BNP Paribas Open last, says she wish to sit atop the WTA’s rankings someday.
“I imply, it is fairly surreal for now. I’ve to have a look at it and I’ve to examine the rankings on my own and, I do not know, simply see it,” Swiatek stated if changing into the second Polish participant to ever rise to No.2, together with Agnieszka Radwanska.
😱Speechless…
😱Brak słów…@BNPPARIBASOPEN pic.twitter.com/9UkompkMMm
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) March 20, 2022
Swiatek, who says she tried exhausting not to consider her rating in the course of the week at Indian Wells – she was solely targeted on her tennis – is 2204 factors behind present No.1 Ash Barty within the rankings. Feels like an ideal goal for the rising expertise.
“Proper now it is too surreal to explain it, truthfully. However for positive I need to go increased as a result of I really feel like getting the No. 1 is nearer and nearer,” she stated. “For positive, Ash [Barty] is likely one of the gamers that I need to have a look at. I do not know. It’ll be a fairly cool expertise to truly compete towards her as a result of I believe she’s, like, probably the most full gamers on tour. She has proven her psychological power. I believe it’ll be actually thrilling.”
