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Iga Swiatek to be named world number 1 after Miami Open triumph

Iga Swiatek is set to be named world number one after she defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open to win the title.

The Polish penciled for the tennis prime spot on Monday after Australia’s Ashleigh Barty’s retirement, won Osaka 6-4 6-0 to make it her 17th consecutive win The Trumpet gathered.

Moreover, after an impressive performance this period that saw the Pole win trophies at Doha and Indian Wells, she knew a win against the 77-ranked Osaka in the final would earn her the world number 1.

In a post-match interview with BBC Sport, she said: “These weeks were so intense, I didn’t really know if I would be able to keep up with the streak that I have.

“It’s amazing for me that I could show mental toughness because my whole life I thought I could do more and sometimes I was losing and I didn’t even know why.

“This season I feel like everything clicked so it’s great and I am really happy,” she added.

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From records after the win, the 20 years old became the fourth woman in the world to win both Indian Wells and Miami Open in the same season following the likes of Germany’s Steffi Graf (1994, 1996), Belgium’s Kim Clijsters (2005) and Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka (2016).

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