Iga Swiatek’s consistency enters the record books in Wuhan
It was another efficient, almost inevitable night at the office for Iga Swiatek. Under the Wuhan lights on Tuesday, the World No. 2 brushed aside Marie Bouzkova 6–1, 6–1 to reach the third round of the Wuhan Open — and quietly made history in the process.
With that win, Swiatek became the first woman this century to post 60 or more match victories in four consecutive seasons, a feat unmatched even in an era defined by consistency at the top.
The last players to do it, Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport, straddled two centuries between 1997 and 2001. Swiatek, still only 24, now joins that elite lineage and stands alone in the modern game.
Her numbers tell the story of sustained dominance. She tallied 67 wins in 2022, 68 in 2023, 64 in 2024, and now 60 in 2025 — a streak of excellence unmatched by any player, male or female. In fact, she’s the only player across both tours to cross that 60-win mark every year since 2022.
Since 2022, only a handful of players have touched the 60-win plateau: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev. Each did it once or twice. None matched Swiatek’s unbroken streak.
“Every tournament I go to, I want to play my best game,” Swiatek said after the match. “Sometimes I deliver, sometimes not, but my expectation is just to do my best. I don’t really set goals like semifinals or whatever. It’s step by step.”
That “step by step” mantra has defined her rise. Swiatek’s brand of control, built on precision, rhythm, and relentless discipline, is what keeps her so hard to stop. Even in the less glamorous early rounds.
Tuesday night was another showcase of that familiar efficiency.
Playing her first match ever in Wuhan, she needed only 79 minutes to overpower Bouzkova, dictating from the baseline with 35 winners and breaking serve seven times.
The match unfolded in rhythmic bursts, almost like a metronome — four games won, one dropped, then four more. Swiatek surged ahead 4–0 before Bouzkova got on the board. From 6–1, 2–1, the Pole reeled off another run of four straight games to seal it.
At net, she was nearly flawless, winning eight of nine points. It’s proof that her attacking instincts have evolved alongside her baseline dominance.
“It’s nice to play in a city I’ve never been to,” she said afterward. “Because of the repetition of the tour, it’s something new — I’m really happy to be in Wuhan and get to know the city. I’m happy with the performance as well.”
The Wimbledon champion will next face either Belinda Bencic or Elise Mertens. Both opponents she’s beaten before. But for Swiatek, the next round is just another “step” rather than a destination.
