"If I were No. 1 again, I would be much better prepared": Iga Swiatek reflects on her time at the top of WTA Ranking

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Tuesday, 10 October 2023 at 07:00
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Poland’s tennis star Iga Swiatek has revealed that she has learned a lot with the experience of becoming the world number one at such a young age.
The 22-year-old became the top-ranked player in the WTA rankings last year with her consistent performances on the court.
Her reign at the very top finally ended last month when she was knocked out of the US Open after losing to Latvia’s Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
The defeat gave Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka an opportunity to get at the very top and she grabbed it with both hands.
Swiatek was recently quoted in a report where she stated that because of her experience, she would like to be more prepared if she gets the top spot in the rankings back.
“There’s been a lot of pressure in recent seasons,” she said. “I’d say the progress I've made has been pretty quick and I didn't expect to be the world number one last year. I had to deal with a lot of things & grow very quickly.
"The pressure is difficult at certain times. On the other hand, it is part of our sport and we have to learn how to adapt and to focus on tennis. If I were number one again, I would be much better prepared. I learn from it.”
Swiatek has had a mixed year at the highest level where the highlight was clearly the French Open where she won the title after beating Czech Republic’s Karolína Muchova in the final with a score of 6–2, 5–7, 6–4.
The Warsaw-born has already won four Grand Slam titles in her relatively young career. Three of them came while playing at the Roland Garros whereas she also won the US Open in 2022.

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