Iga Swiatek becomes third player in last three decades to register 65 wins in successive seasons

She lost her top spot post US Open earlier this year.

World No. 2, Iga Swiatek, notched her 65th win of 2023 with a victory over Coco Gauff on Wednesday, becoming the third player in nearly three decades to achieve 65 or more wins in consecutive seasons. Jelena Jankovic accomplished this feat in 2007-2008, preceded by Martina Hingis in the 1999-2000 season. Swiatek now holds a 9-1 lead in head-to-head matches against Gauff, with a 90% success rate.

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Swiatek continued her strong performance at the GNP Seguros WTA Cancun Tennis Finals by defeating US Open 2023 champion Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 following her come-from-behind victory against Marketa Vondrousova three days earlier, winning 7-6 (3), 6-0. In both matches, Swiatek handed out bagels, winning sets without dropping a game.

The World No. 2 from Poland will face Ons Jabeur in the final round-robin match on Friday, with Jabeur seeking to advance to the semifinals. Swiatek and Jessica Pegula have already secured spots in the knockouts with 2-0 records in the tournament. If Swiatek wins the WTA Finals, she stands a good chance of reclaiming the top spot from Aryna Sabalenka and finishing the year as world number one.

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Sabalenka will compete against Elena Rybakina for a chance to advance in the GNP Seguros WTA Finals in Cancun. Both players are 1-1 in the round-robin stage, and their upcoming encounter will be a winner-takes-all situation. Sabalenka currently holds a 4-2 head-to-head record over Rybakina, but Rybakina has previously defeated her at Beijing and Indian Wells this year.