Iga Swiatek is currently ranked first in the world, and tennis pundit Mats Wilander doesn't anticipate that position changing very soon.
The former Swedish tennis player was recently a guest on the Kick Serve Radio.com podcast, where he was asked to decide who had the better year overall, Swiatek or Alcaraz. After a brief pause, Wilander picked Swiatek.
"I think that Iga Swiatek with 37 wins in a row on two different continents, on two different surfaces, I think, yeah, I think you got to hand it to her, especially as she won now two (Grand Slams)" said Wilander further predicting:
"I think that Iga – I’m going to be (the one to) make the first prediction – I think that Iga Swiatek will easily stay the number one in the world at the end of next year. I think she’ll pick up another two Slams, and I don’t see any woman even close to her."
It's a bold prediction but also one rooted in observation of what happened this year. Despite some weaker results, Swiatek largely dominated the Tour and her points prove that. She has double the points of her next closest competitor.
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