Swiatek defeated Jessica Pegula in the finals of the WTA Finals and returned to No. 1 in the world

The Polish Iga Swiatek (22 years old) won for the first time in WTA Masters in winning this Monday at Cancun, Mexico) in American Jessica Pegula by 6-1 and 6-0 in 59 minutes, allowing him to regain the position of number one in the world at the expense of the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka that was eliminated in the semifinals.

After this victory, Swiatek ends the season at the top of the tennis player rankings for the second year in a row, winning the 17th title of her career and succeeding the Frenchwoman. Caroline Garcia in the event record, extending their winning streak to 11 games, for a total of 68 winning games this year.

Swiatek was unbeatable at the WTA Finals, going 5-0 at the circuit’s season-ending championship, winning all 10 sets she played and losing a total of 20 games.

That was the lowest total for the tournament winner since 2003, when the round-robin format was restored, the previous high mark being the 34 games lost by Justine Henin in 2007. Swiatek is also the youngest WTA Finals champion since then Petra Kvitovawhen he won the masters tournament at the age of 21 in 2011.

With the trophy in hand and from the center of the court, these are the ones Swiatek’s words: “Thank you all for saying our names. Even if this week was not easy, you made it special for us – in the sense of the ‘difficult’ conditions that the players had to face in Cancun, with very little public in the stands and with a questionable organization -“, before having this detail on his dival: “Jess (Pegula) I want to congratulate you on the whole season. Playing against you was never easy. “I hope we both progress and play many more finals together.”