Swiatek ends WTA season with an 11-match winning streak and will be in top spot for second year in a row
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Iga Swiatek of Poland on Monday crushed Jessica Pegula of the US 6-1 6-0 to win the Ladies' Tennis Affiliation (WTA) Finals in Cancun, finishing the season by recovering her reality number one positioning from Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka.
In a match delayed by a day because of downpour, the Shaft crushed Pegula multiple times and dominated the last 11 matches in a 59-minute butcher to bring home her most memorable WTA Finals championship.
"I need to thank my group who have been with me for the entire season," Swiatek said during the prize function.
"We've had many highs and lows yet this is without a doubt an up, and we'll have a lot more assuming we continue to work like that."
She additionally said thanks to the fans who got through endless downpour delays and blasting breezes throughout the occasion at the waterfront Mexican hotel town.
"Much obliged to you, folks, for coming and applauding us, you truly made it unique," she said. "Much obliged to you for this large number of Clean banners and Clean individuals who are coming to each competition and those from numerous nations. Consistently I feel like I have increasingly more help."
Swiatek, who won the China Open last month, closes the season with a 11-match series of wins and will complete the year in the best position for the second year straight, having lost the situation to Sabalenka after the US Open.
Swiatek, 22, gathered six out of her complete 17 vocation titles this season. She held the French Open crown in June to lift her fourth Huge homerun prize, Reuters revealed.
The 29-year-old Pegula, who battled on her serve and neglected to match Swiatek's energy level, was benevolent in disgrace.
"Congratulations on finishing the year number one and winning this competition, it's truly mind boggling," she said.
"You keep on pushing me to be a superior player and I value that part of it. I want to have improved today yet that is not the way in which it goes some of the time."
