SAN DIEGO, October 17, 2022 (by Richard Osborne) Iga Swiatek is fast positioning herself alongside some of the greatest players this sport has ever known. The Pole, some 28 weeks into her reign at No. 1, is already the owner […]
SAN DIEGO, October 16, 2022 (by Richard Osborne) Iga Swiatek sure is comfortable on American soil. On a rain-interrupted Saturday afternoon at Barnes Tennis Center, the top seed and world No. 1 improved to 23-1 in the U.S. in 2022, […]
SAN DIEGO, October 15, 2022 (by Richard Osborne) Top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, the first woman to eclipse the 60-win mark in half-a-decade, continued her winning ways on a cool Friday night at Barnes Tennis Center, asserting her dominance […]
SAN DIEGO, October 14, 2022 (by Richard Osborne) Iga Swiatek has accomplished much in 2022: 28 weeks atop the WTA rankings, a tour-leading and career-best 61 match wins and seven tournament titles, Grand Slam triumphs in Paris and Flushing Meadows, […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) A new US Open singles champion has been crowned this year. The Queen of Queens is Iga Swiatek, the World No. 1 from Poland, who lived up to her ranking Saturday before […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Eight years after beating Serena Williams in the third round of the Wimbledon Championships in 2014, Alizé Cornet has done it, again. She’s beaten another World No. 1 player. This time, the 32-year-old […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Six-time champion Novak Djokovic appears to be in prime position to successfully defend his Wimbledon championship. After all, the World No. 3 from Serbia, who has won the last three men’s Wimbledon crowns, […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Iga Swiatek played like a World No. 1 and top seed are supposed to play. She exuded equal parts power and grace, confidence and poise. It all added up to the right stuff. […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) At the conclusion of her 64-minute 6-2, 6-1 French Open semifinal victory Thursday afternoon in Paris, Iga Swiatek thoughtfully signed the camera lens “Grateful to be in the final again ❤️.” It was heartfelt and […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 28, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) About the only thing that No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek struggled with during her third-round match at the French Open happened after she had secured a 6-3, 7-5 win over No. 95 Danka […]
March 28, 2025
