“To win after playing so well in Doha gives me a lot of confidence and belief that I can do it”said Swiatek. “I didn’t think I was someone who was ready to win two tournaments in a row.”
Eleventh win on the tour
Her biggest success so far was number one in the French Open 2020, at the Australian Open in January she made it to the semifinals. The win over Sakkari in just 80 minutes was Swiatek’s eleventh straight win on the WTA Tour.
“I have a feeling the number one is getting closer and closer”
Swiatek said about her new world ranking: “It’s pretty unreal, I have to look at it and check the list and see it.” You want to climb even higher, because “I have a feeling number one is getting closer and closer”. Ashleigh Barty from Australia is at the top. Despite losing in the final, Sakkari climbed from sixth to third place.
Source: dpa