Tennis: Poland’s Świątek extends lead as WTA world No. 1

Poland's Iga Świątek has extended her lead at the top of the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) world rankings after winning her eighth title of the season.

Iga Świątek

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The Pole on Sunday beat Croatia's Donna Vekić to win the San Diego Open tournament in the United States, claiming her 11th career singles title and notching up her 64th match victory of 2022.

🏄‍♀️This is the best prize/trophy ever! Thank you San Diego for an amazing (cloudy😥) week and this unique vibe. I love it here.
And congrats @DonnaVekic for your amazing run! And sorry for waving my hands at the net. pic.twitter.com/SLwGiVM4zr

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) October 17, 2022

The Polish star now leads the WTA rankings with 10,835 points, ahead of Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, with 4,555 points, and Estonia's Anett Kontaveit, with 3,796 points.

Świątek last month won the US Open, capturing her third Grand Slam trophy.

🎾Iga Świątek z kolejnym - 1⃣1⃣ tytułem na koncie
WIECEJ: https://t.co/vlCW3KHg7D#SanDiegoOpen
👇 pic.twitter.com/HLTOanpQa6

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) October 17, 2022

The 21-year-old, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, in early April took over as the new world number one in women's tennis, becoming the first Pole to top the WTA rankings.

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Source: PAP