"After Serena Williams, I'm not sure there's been a better player": Iga Swiatek showered with praise by journalist Jon Wertheim

Tennis journalist Jon Wertheim has heaped praise on Poland’s Iga Swiatek for her incredible performances in the recent past.

The 22-year-old has produced another impressive performance in the recently concluded WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells where she ended up winning the title after beating Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-0.

Wertheim was recently quoted in a report where he heaped praise on the current women’s world number one and stated that he cannot recall a better player than Swiatek after legendary Serena Williams.

"What's left to say about Iga, except... I'll give you this one,” said the 53-year-old. “Last 20 years, we'll take Venus out of the equation, maybe Justine Henin. After Serena, I'm not sure there has been a better player.

"This has gone from, 'Hey, she's ranked No. 1, we like her,' to 'Let's be clear, this is a generational player here. This was title #19... I saw a stat, she has 19 wins in 23 finals. And, she has won four Majors, now this is her 8th 1000 event, did her usual... turned a bagel set.

“She doesn't help us much, right? We're talking about Rafa being so modest... she's in the same 'Team Self-Effacement'. This is a generational talent, 22 years old."