The Pole reached 82 percent of the points won with the first serve
With this, Swiatek lifts the 17th title of his career, which includes four major
The Polish Iga Swiatek She needed just one hour to beat the American Jessica Pegula this Monday 6-1, 6-0win the WTA Finals and return to number one in world tennis.
Swiatek, 22, gave his best game at the crucial moment; with 82 percent of points won on the first servebroke in the third game of the first set and from there she put together 10 consecutive games to sweep Pegula, fifth in the world rankings.
The North American was erratic with her first servesuffered from Iga’s precise returns and committed 21 unforced errors, which left her unable to respond against a rival full of energy, motivated to recover the number one that she had lost on September 11 to the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenja.
Pegula had won her group with authority and In the semifinals he defeated his compatriot cleanly Coco Gauff. This Monday she was far from her great performance during the week and succumbed to lose her undefeated record in Mexico, where she won nine consecutive matches, last year by reigning in the Master 1,000 in Guadalajara and this week.
Despite the difference, Pegula fought and in the sixth game of the second set, When he had everything lost he had a break point opportunity, the only one in the match, a display of pride.
Swiatek surpassed his rival in everything, He hit nine winners to his rival’s six and she remained focused in the few moments in which the American tried to get up.
This Sunday in the semifinal, by defeating Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2, Iga confirmed to be ahead of the other playerswhich allowed her to regain her status as the best tennis player in the world with tennis close to perfection, rather than due to the Belarusian’s failures.
“Congratulations Jessica, on your great season; playing against you is always difficult”; said an emotional Iga, who thanked the people, the Polish flags in the stands and was sent off with mariachis.
Swiatek’s title was the 17th of his careeramong which are four ‘Grand Slams’, three at Roland Garros (2020, 2022 and 2023) and one at the US Open (2022).
The Polish woman, acclaimed in Cancún by her compatriots and Mexicans, It had been number one from April 4, 2022 to September 11 and this Monday a new stage of the dynasty begins.