Iga Swiatek eliminated from WTA 500 in Tokyo by Veronika Kudermetova in the quarter-finals, but despite this she achieved a new record. The Polish former world no.1 hasn’t exactly had the best season of his career but he remains one of the most talented and promising tennis players on the circuit.
But Iga can continue to work and try to do well, because of the many tournaments won and for several weeks at the top of the WTA rankings.
The Polish tennis player is still very young but as mentioned, he is collecting records every week.
After an amazing 2022, Iga did not repeat the year, he won Roland Garros but the only Slam in which he won and recently lost the first position in the ranking, which now goes to the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
Iga reached a new important record this week. Figures that, at a very young age, show how good the young Polish girl can be. This Monday Iga reached his 100th consecutive week in the Top-10, an impressive feat for a player just 22 years old.
Iga Swiatek got many new records!
Iga entered the Top-10 for the first time on May 17, 2021 and has not left since that day. He became number 1 on April 4, 2033 and remained in this ranking position for over a year, losing it recently.
The tennis player lost first place in the round of 16 in the US Open where he failed to defend the title he won last year. In a recent interview Iga spoke about his long stay in the first position: “The last year and a half gave me a lot of experience and made me understand how important it is for people to evaluate based on titles, defending points and rankings..
This position puts a lot of pressure on you, and sometimes I wonder how I think about it too. In fact, for me the game is a path of many changes, we can win or lose, just like everyday life and it’s that simple.
⨠Iga Swiatek ? New Milestone â¨
The current world no.
2 has now spent 100 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the WTA rankings. ??? pic.twitter.com/n9oI3ScSTJ â Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) September 24, 2023