She is dominating women’s tennis, pullingaway from the pack of incredible talent" - Christ Evert on Iga Swiatek capturing 4th straight title in Stuttgart
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek captured her fourth consecutive title on the WTA tour in Stuttgart, earning a nod from tennis legend Chris Evert.
Swiatek continued her dominance on the tour with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Aryna Sabalenka in the Stuttgart final, marking her 23rd consecutive match victory.
Evert, an 18-time Grand Slam champion and former World No. 1, praised Iga Swiatek on Twitter.
"Wow! @iga_swiatek is on a mission… She is dominating women’s tennis; fourth tournament win in a row…pulling away from the pack of incredible talent."
Wow! @iga_swiatek is on a mission… She is dominating women’s tennis; fourth tournament win in a row…pulling away from the pack of incredible talent…👏👏👏 @WTA
Evert owns one of the most notable achievements in tennis: She went undefeated on clay for 125 matches in 24 tournaments from August 1973 to May 1979.
The former World No. 1 is a seven-time Roland Garros champion and won three titles at the US Open when it was played on clay from 1975 to 1977.
Meanwhile, Swiatek won her first Grand Slam at Roland Garros two years ago, becoming the youngest woman to do so since Monica Seles in 1992. Swiatek was then 19 years old.
She failed to retain her crown as she fell in the quarterfinals last season to Greek Maria Sakkari. But Swiatek is favored to reclaim her crown in the upcoming edition of Roland Garros, set to begin on 22 May.
@iga_swiatek defeats Sabalenka 6-2 6-2 in Stuttgart to make it FOUR WTA titles in a row!
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🇵🇱 @iga_swiatek defeats Sabalenka 6-2 6-2 in Stuttgart to make it FOUR WTA titles in a row!
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Iga Swiatek is undefeated since February 22
Iga Swiatek stretched her win streak to 23 matches to tie former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka's run from 2020-21.
The 20-year-old Pole kickstarted her dominance in her opening match in Doha in the month of February, where she beat Swiss Viktorija Golubic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. She overpowered Daria Kasatkina next, and then went on to beat three top-10 players – Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari, and Anett Kontaveit – en route to the title.
.@iga_swiatek fights past Viktorija Golubic in three sets to reach R3 in Doha https://t.co/78fv1ESNiA
She then completed the Sunshine Double when she bested the field in Indian Wells and Miami. Only Steffi Graf (1994 and 1996), Kim Clijsters (2005) and Victoria Azarenka (2016) achieved it prior to Swiatek.
The Pole beat Clara Tauson, three-time Grand Slam champ Angelique Kerber, Australian Open semifinalist Madison Keys, two-time Major titlist Simona Halep and Sakkari to capture the crown in Indian Wells.
Swiatek followed it up with a victory in Miami, beating Golubic, Madison Brengle, teen sensation Coco Gauff, two-time Grand Slam champ Petra Kvitova and Jessica Pegula before overwhelming Osaka in the final.
IGA WINS THE SUNSHINE DOUBLE!! ☀️☀️
Incoming World No.1 @iga_swiatek defeats Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to follow up her Indian Wells title with victory in Miami!
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She then carried Poland to the Billie Jean King Cup final, beating Romanians Mihaela Buzarnescu and Andreea Prisacariu.
6-1 6-0 and completes the perfect day for Poland Pulling out all the tricks 🪄🎩
@iga_swiatek defeats Buzarnescu 🇷🇴 6-1 6-0 and completes the perfect day for Poland 🇵🇱
#BJKCup | @pzt_tenis https://t.co/d2GzScontO
Swiatek had no trouble shifting to the clay in Stuttgart as she beat qualifier Eva Lys and 2021 US Open champ Emma Raducanu before surviving a three-set scare from Liudmila Samsonova in the semis. She then overpowered Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2, in the final for her fourth trophy this season.
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