Tennis: Poland's Świątek wins Indian Wells title

Poland's Iga Świątek defeated Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the women's singles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California on Sunday.

Polish tennis player Iga Świątek poses with the championship trophy after defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece in the women's final match of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, USA, 20 March 2022.

Photo: EPA/RAY ACEVEDO

Thanks to capturing her fifth WTA singles title, Świątek will advance two places to world No. 2 when the Women's Tennis Association releases its new rankings on Monday.

IGA GOES BACK-TO-BACK 🏆🏆

🇵🇱 @iga_swiatek defeats Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 at #IndianWells to clinch her second consecutive WTA 1000 title of the season! pic.twitter.com/8gx5nUNkgM

— wta (@WTA) March 20, 2022

Świątek will equal former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska as the highest-ranked Polish tennis player in history.

Also, the win means the 20-year-old Pole, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, extended her winning streak to 11 consecutive matches and two consecutive WTA 1000 titles of the season.

Świątek last month won the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha to claim her second WTA 1000 title and her fourth career singles title.

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Source: PAP, wtatennis.com