She had recovered the place of world number 1 following the retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty last March.
A new status perfectly assumed.
This Sunday, she won the Rome Master 1000 and lifted the 11th trophy of her career, the 5th in a row.
The victim of the day is called Ons Jabbeur.
The Tunisian, world number 7, did not really exist during this final, lost 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 23 minutes.
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It must be said that at present, few players seem able to stop the young Swiatek (20 years old).
No one has managed to beat her in the last 28 games.
An impressive dynamic which makes her the great favorite for Roland Garros which begins next weekend.
5 tournaments in a row won
The year 2022 is obviously that of Iga Swiatek.
In January, she had an excellent run at the Australian Open, reaching the semi-finals.
Small stop a few weeks later in Dubai where she takes the door from the 8th, beaten by the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
It will be the last setback for the Polish this year.
It was 4 months ago.
Swiatek continues the following week and wins the Doha tournament (Qatar).
Rebelote the following month on the other side of the Atlantic where it leaves no chance for competition in the master 1000 of Indian Wells.
A week during which the world number 1 at the time, the Australian Ashleigh Barty, announced her retirement to everyone's surprise.
The throne then returns to Iga Swiatek who will experience no difficulty in donning this costume.
In the process, she won a second Master 1000 in Miami and then started her clay court season perfectly by winning in Stuttgart.
The Polish seems invincible as evidenced by this new title gleaned on Sunday, the 5th in a row.
“Expectations have grown higher around me”
“Every game is difficult.
It's always a lot of pressure, a lot of preparation, a week of tension and stress.
I am proud of myself.
At the start of the tournament, I didn't think it would be possible to continue this winning streak.
All these tournaments won, it seems a bit unreal, ”she told AFP after the meeting, not without saying a word about the next Grand Slam approaching: Roland Garros.
"I can play more freely this year, the pressure is a little lower, but if the expectations have become higher around me".
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