Rafael Nadal has inspired, with his legacy on the courts, entire generations of tennis players. Iga Swiatek is part of that litter that grew up watching the manacorí making history on the Parisian brick dust. Currently, it is she who inspires the new generations but while she does so, she is in charge of reaching incredible coincidences with her idol.
Iga Swiatek, world number one for 106 weeks and owner of 22 titles, became the Roland Garros champion for the fourth time in her career at the age of 23. That event unites his idol Rafael Nadal because at that age, the Spaniard had also won four titles in Paris. A coincidence that speaks of the direction that the Pole’s career is taking in her years as head of the women’s circuit.
The 23-year-old tennis player has won each of the Grand Slam finals she has entered so far: Roland Garros (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) and US Open (2022).
With the performance over Jasmine Paolini, she reached 21 matches in a row in Paris, placing herself only behind Chris Evert (29), Monica Seles (25) and Justine Henin (24) as the longest streak of the Open Era.
She also added 19 consecutive wins on clay with victories in the WTA 1000 in Madrid and Rome, plus the title defense at the French Open, surpassing her own record of 18 in a row between Stuttgart and Warsaw 2022.
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