Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 16, 2021 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates with the trophy and her team after winning the final against Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
(Reuters) - French Open champion Iga Swiatek said securing a spot in the top 10 of the world rankings was evidence her game had become more consistent after the Pole struggled with some "frustrating" results following her maiden Grand Slam triumph last year.
Swiatek, who turns 20 at the end of the month, demolished former world number one Karolina Pliskova 6-0 6-0 on Sunday in Rome to win her first WTA 1000 title and climbed six spots to number nine in the world on Monday.
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