the polish Age Swiatekwho will be number 1 in the world ranking as of Monday, overwhelmed the Japanese 6-4 and 6-0 this Saturday Naomi Osaka and won the first title of his career in the Miami tournament.
Swiatektwenty years old, became the first player able to win the first three tournaments WTA 1000 of the year, by adding Miami’s victory to that of two weeks ago in Indian Wells and to that of Doha.
The Polish player, who is on a 17-match winning streak in 2022, avenged the loss she had suffered in 2019 against Osaka in Toronto and triumphed at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in one hour and 19 minutes.
Osaka arrived in Miami after saying goodbye in the second round in Indian Wells, leaving the track in tears after receiving an insult from a fan. Her tournament in Florida relaunched her and showed that, when she is serene, she can take on the greatest players in the world.
But this Saturday the Japanese ran into a Swiatek that she was not willing to miss the opportunity to enter history.
He squandered two break balls in the lengthy first game, but converted his fourth chance in game five, setting him up to win the first set 6-4.
It was the most complicated part of the job, because it freed him from the pressure and charged his rival with tension, already on the ropes and forced to react immediately.
AND Swiatek He did not give his rival an option, by taking the serve three times out of three and by sentencing his victory in a second set that lasted just 27 minutes after more than fifty in the first.
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The Pole closed the duel with the serve and exchanged a heartfelt hug with her rival, before running to her coaching staff to celebrate another victory in a season that had been unforgettable until now.
Starting this Monday she will debut as the first player in the world, after the withdrawal of the Australian Ashleigh Barty.
It is the fourth title WTA 1000 for Swiatek, who will turn 21 in May. She is one of only three players capable of placing more than a 1000 title in her own showcase before her 21st birthday, along with Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Canada’s Bianca Andreescu.
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