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Iga Swiatek has achieved another very notable milestone as the 22-year-old Pole has entered her 100th consecutive week in the top-10 this Monday. Swiatek, ranked at No 2 in the world, broke into the top-10 for the first time in her career on May 17th, 2021.
Since then, Swiatek hasn’t exited the top-10. On April 4th, 2022, Swiatek reached the world No 1 ranking for the first time in her career. Swiatek remained at the top spot for well over a year as the Pole just lost the world No 1 ranking to Aryna Sabalenka after this year’s US Open.
✨ Iga Swiatek 🤝 New Milestone ✨
The current world no. 2 has now spent 100 consecutive weeks into the top 10 of the WTA rankings. 🇵🇱📈 pic.twitter.com/n9oI3ScSTJ — Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) September 24, 2023
Swiatek lost the No 1 spot at the US Open
Following a US Open round-of-16 loss and failing to defend her title, Swiatek also lost the top spot on the WTA rankings to Sabalenka.
After falling to No 2 in the world, Swiatek reflected on her lengthy stay at the top spot. “Last 1,5 year was a time of observing and experiencing how much people talk and write about ‘defending’, ‘defense’ – of…
