Iga Swiatek breaks seventh record in three years after she extends incredible win streak at US Open

Iga Swiatek has emerged as one of the biggest talents in the sport. She has already collected six Grand Slam triumphs, along with a whole host of other titles and accolades. This week, she has broken her seventh standalone Open Era record, all at the tender age of 24.

The Pole burst on the scene in 2022 as she stormed to success at Roland Garros despite not being a seed. She would go on to taste more success in Paris in 2022 before claiming her first US Open title which left her top of the rankings. Swiatek has won two more Roland Garros titles, along with a maiden Wimbledon title this year. She goes into the final stages of the year with few points to defend compared to rival Aryna Sabalenka, with her eyeing a return to the number one spot.

She has had a career that would already put her down as one of the greats, but what really tips her over the edge is the record she has broken in her short time on the circuit, the most recent being at the current US Open.

2022 was Swiatek's breakthrough year, with her winning two Grand Slams and ending the year as the world number one. A massive part of that was due to her incredible winning streak, with her amassing 37 consecutive wins. She began her phenomenal streak in Qatar at the Masters 1000 event, and kept coming out on top until she was finally overcome at Wimbledon by Frenchwoman Alize Cornet after over four months without tasting defeat. In this period, she won titles in Qatar, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, and Paris.

During this period, she also broke another record. She became the youngest woman to win the sunshine doubles in the same year - Masters 1000 titles at Indian Wells and Miami. She did it at the young age of 20 years and 10 months.

She achieved three records in 2023, with the first one coming in Qatar on her way to the title. Swiatek dominated the tournament, dropping just five games and spending less than three hours on court to win the Masters 1000 title. She got the better of Danielle Collins 6-0, 6-1, before her quarter-final opponent, Belinda Bencic, pulled out of their scheduled quarter-final. In the semi, she overpowered Veronika Kudermetova in the same scoreline, before defeating Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0, to win in an authoritative performance.

She broke a similar one at the end of the year at the WTA Tour final, where she dropped just 20 games in her five matches on the way to the title. It is the least amount of games conceded in the round robin format, which began in 2003. The previous record was held by Serena Williams, who dropped 32 games in 2012.

Earlier that year, she became the first woman to win her first seven major finals. The Pole has won every Grand Slam final she has entered, and along with that has accumulated the first seven sets she has played. Her streak ended against Karolina Muchova in 2023, with her streak beginning in 2020 when she won her first major, going into her fourth final.

A year later in Paris, she clinched her third Roland Garros title and fourth Grand Slam. This gave her another record - the youngest player to secure her fourth Grand Slam at the age of 23 years and eight days. That was her sixth record, and she only just had her 23rd birthday. The seventh came recently and is still ongoing. She broke Monica Seles' record for most consecutive opening matches won. Her tally has risen to 65 after her comfortable first-round win at Flushing Meadows against Colombian Emiliana Arango in straight sets. As she targets a second US Open and seventh Grand Slam, there are still plenty of records she will be targeting.