The Pole has done it again. Iga Swiatek won her eighth WTA title by winning the San Diego Open. Now, by winning these titles, she has joined the league of premium tennis players like Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters, and Justine Henin who have won eight or over eight titles in a single year.

This year, fans saw some astounding and mind-blowing on-court performances of the World No 1. With two grand slam titles already under her name in 2022, she has become one of the topmost players.

Iga Swiatek joins the likes of Serena Williams by setting an astounding record

The Polish player has undoubtedly become the favorite of 2022. Before the WTA Finals, she won eight singles titles. These are Qatar Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Open, Stuttgart Open, Italian Open, and San Diego Open, and two major titles at French Open and the US Open.

Seeing her performance on the court, tennis analysts raved about her and see her becoming one of the most legendary players of her generation. She is the fifth player since 2000 to win eight or over eight WTA singles titles in a year.

Martina Hingis did it in 2002. Followed by that, it was Serena Williams in 2002 and 2013. Then it was Kim Clijsters in 2003 and 2005 and finally Justine Henin in 2003 and 2007.

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Now, Swiatek has joined the list with these top players. With this astounding record, she would be entering the WTA Finals in Fort Worth Texas as the tournament favorite.

Who else can be a competitor of Swiatek? 

For now, Swiatek is undoubtedly the top contender for the title at the WTA Finals. However, this year, we have also seen the smashing performance of Ons Jabeur. She will be a tough challenge. Apart from her, we have American teenage sensation, Coco Gauff. Gauff is America’s sweetheart and carries the dreams of Americans to get the WTA Finals home.

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Gauff and Swiatek have faced each other before in the finals of the French Open and tennis analysts expect a lot from these top two players.