Iga Natalia Swiatek wins Miami Open 2022.

Why in news?

• Iga Natalia Swiatek of Poland wins Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Masters 1000 – Miami Open 2022, held in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States, from Mar 21 to Apr 3, 2022. Swiatek defeated Naomi Osaka of Japan in the Finals and also claimed WTA Women’s World Number 1 ranking. She also received the prize money of 646,110 United States Dollar (USD).
• The Miami Open 2022 is played in Hard courts Stadium and it was presented by ITAU,one of the largest banks in the world.
• Swiatek also continues her 17 consecutive winning streak dating back to her championship win at the Qatar Total Energies Open in February 2022, where she defeated Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.
• She also became the first woman to win the opening three WTA 1000 tournaments in a season such as BNP Paribas Open – 2022, Qatar Total Energies Open – 2022 and Miami Open 2022.

Men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 – Miami Open 2022:

• Carlos Alcaraz Garfia of Spain wins ATP Masters 1000 – Miami Open 2022 by defeating World No. 8 Casper Ruud in the men’s singles final by the sets (7-5, 6-4).
• The 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz replaced Novak Djokovic as the youngest champion at the Masters 1000 tournament after the victory.
• He also became the first man from Spain to win the Masters 1000 tournament. He also became the first man from Spain to win the Miami Open title.