Iga Swiatek joins Serena Williams, Steffi Graf on exclusive ranking milestone list

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Iga Swiatek has joined Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis on a very exclusive list as she is just the fourth player in WTA history to spend 50 consecutive weeks at the top spot in her first stint as No 1. On April 4th, Swiatek became the world No 1 for the first time in her career.

Since then, Swiatek has been ranked at No 1 as this Monday she hit the 50th consecutive week at the top spot. The first to do it was Graf, who spent 186 consecutive weeks when she first reached the No 1 spot. The next to do it was Hingis, who was ranked at No 1 for 80 consecutive weeks.

When Williams first reached the top spot in 2002 July, she spent the next 57 weeks at the top spot. Two decades later, Swiatek hit the magical milestone and joined the likes of Williams, Graf and Hingis.

Swiatek on dealing with the massive pressure, expectations

When Swiatek was a little girl, she didn’t really believe that it was possible for her to be No 1 one day.

“Because. I thought it was not possible. It’s something that is so over my expectations. It’s a place where anyone wants to be. But for sure, it comes with a lot of pressure and expectations,” Swiatek said during her pre-tournament press conference in Indian Wells.

Now that Swiatek is considered the best player in the women’s…

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