Iga Swiatek defeats Naomi Osaka to win Miami Open and become world number 1

 Iga Swiatek has completed her number one tour for women in fashion.

Swiatek continued his fine start until 2022 on Saturday, defeating Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win the women's title at the Miami Open and extend her win to 17 games.

Swiatek, who will replace Ashleigh Barty who has officially retired at number 1 in the women's rankings when points are reviewed on Monday, has completed the so-called Sunshine Double - winning both Indian Wells and Miami.

"This tournament has great potential," said Swiatek.

Swiatek's country is Poland, which has seen more than two million people move in from war-torn Ukraine in recent weeks. Swiatek took a moment during his medal event to acknowledge that the refugees were in his mind.

"As I did in my previous speech in Doha and Indian Wells, I want to say in Ukraine that it is strong," Swiatek said. "Everything will be better."

Swiatek defeated Osaka 3-2 in the first set, hanging there to win the 52-minute slugfest which saw the opening game - in Osaka's place - add seven dyes and leave for 10 minutes.

The second set was a completely different story. Break, hold, break, hold, break, hold and that was it, as Swiatek completed his nine straight sets victory in a row. It was his third title in 2022 and his sixth consecutive win in the finals, a series that began at the late French Open in 2020.

Swiatek, who has never faced a single point of break, earned $ 1,231,245 by winning. Osaka earned $ 646,110 for making the final.

Osaka entered the world number 77, although he did not play as if there were 76 of the best women in the world right now - beating top rivals Angelique Kerber, Danielle Collins and Belinda Bencic on their way to the finals. .

Osaka was as high as No. 13 earlier this year, seeing his level of influence influence when he was released early at the Australian Open, and could rise to No. 36 if the numbers are officially reviewed on Monday.

Miami was his first final since winning the 2021 Australian Open.

"It makes me feel very happy, it makes many people very happy, to see you happy again on the field," tournament director James Blake told Osaka during the cup event.

As fans cheered after Blake said that, Osaka finally smiled broadly.

Osaka has spoken openly about the struggles and frustrations and work with his mental health since winning the 2018 U.S. Open over Serena Williams. Withdrew from last year's French Open, leaving the U.S. Last year’s Open burst into tears and once again shed tears over the comments of an Indian Wells viewer last month.

But in Miami, everything was fun.

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