Swiatek becomes number one player by finishing third round of Miami Open
Swiatek becomes number one player by finishing third round of Miami Open
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Iga Swiatek defeated Victoria Golubich 6.2, 6.0 in the second round of the Miami Open to reach the first position in the WTA rankings by defeating Victoria Golubich by 6.2, 6.0 in the second round of the Miami Open, becoming the first player from Poland to achieve this feat. After the retirement of Ashley Barty, Swiatek is now set to reach number one, no matter what the outcome of the Miami Open. Swiatek may be the 28th woman to reach number one since computer rankings began in November 1975. She was ranked 903rd in 2016 and has reached the top 500 for the first time in 2018. She reached the 17th ranking in 2020 and was ranked number nine last year.  

Coco Gow of the United States defeated Wang Qiang of China 7.5, 6.4 to advance to the second round. Brazil's Beatriz Hadad Maia defeated Maria Sakkari 4.6, 6.1, 6.2. At the same time, Shelby Rogers defeated Latvia's Yelena Ostapenko by 6.3, 7.6.  

In the men's section, 16th-ranked Riley Opelka had to leave the match against Argentina's Francisco Serundolo due to a shoulder injury. At the same time, Hujo Gaston defeated 20th-ranked American John Isner by 7.6, 6.4. Second seed Alexander Zverev defeated 166th-ranked Borna Korich 6.4, 3.6, 6.3. Nick Kyrgios defeated 5th-ranked Andrei Rublev 6.3, 6.0. At the same time, ninth-ranked Yannick Siner defeated Emile Rusuvuri by 6.4, 3.6, 7.6.  

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