Legendary coach Rick Macci has proclaimed that Iga Swiatek will \u201cgo down as one of the greatest players ever\u201d as he lauded the Pole\u2019s accomplishments.<\/p>\n
Swiatek<\/a> secured her maiden Wimbledon crown and sixth Grand Slam title overall with a demolition of Amanda Anisimova in the title match at the London major last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old star is unbeaten in Grand Slam championship matches and has lost just a single set across her six victories.<\/p>\n Currently ranked third in the WTA Rankings behind Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, Swiatek has spent 125 weeks as the world No 1.<\/p>\n Following Swiatek\u2019s Wimbledon win, Macci predicted that Swiatek will reclaim the No 1 ranking by the end of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n The American, who coached tennis icon Serena Williams<\/a> between 1991 and 1994, also tweeted that Swiatek was \u201cthe best player this century\u201d<\/p>\n In an exclusive interview with Tennis365, Macci<\/a> clarified his stance on Swiatek\u2019s greatness when asked about his previous claim.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was kind of misconstrued. Basically what I was saying is, from 2020 through this decade, she\u2019s the most accomplished player,\u201d Macci explained.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s face it. When we get into 21st century, there\u2019s all kinds of ways to frame that up. But since 2000, Serena\u2019s the GOAT and the best player of all time, and I don\u2019t think anybody is even in the passenger side when you talk about Serena.<\/p>\n \u201cBut Iga deserves a lot of credit\u2026 simply because, since 2020, she\u2019s been the most dominant player by far. Especially when she gets to the finals [at Grand Slams] \u2014 she\u2019s won every time. That 37-match win streak. I mean, go back in time, you don\u2019t see much of that.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you also gotta look at, there\u2019s been a lot of \u2018bagels\u2019 (6-0 sets). She\u2019s beat people badly. And now people might say, \u2018Oh, there\u2019s not as much depth\u2019, and I get all that stuff, but she doesn\u2019t decide who she plays and she doesn\u2019t decide all that.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek hits 3 staggering milestones after successful start to Cincinnati Open<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The 8 women with most WTA Tour \u2018big titles\u2019 since 1990: Serena Williams with 52<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI think whenever you can dominate like that at the highest level, it\u2019s rare air.\u201d<\/p>\n The 70-year-old coach went on to predict how many majors Swiatek will win.<\/p>\n \u201cShe will definitely go down as one of the greatest players ever. Iga will be a double digit Grand Slam winner. As long as she has the desire,\u201d Macci continued.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd remember, she\u2019s only 24. And let\u2019s face it, the women\u2019s game is a little fluid. Even though [Aryna] Sabalenka has more firepower and Coco [Gauff]\u2019s the Olympic sprinter.<\/p>\n \u201cThis thing\u2019s fluid, there\u2019s no one that\u2019s really been there and done that. There\u2019s a lot of people that make a cameo, they win a Slam and go in an out.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fluid, but I have no doubt whatsoever (about Swiatek) because, to me, she\u2019s proven. She has those six Slams in her back pocket and nothing beats proven. And no doubt, double digit Grand Slams are on the horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n As well as Serena and Venus Williams, Macci has coached Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Andy Roddick, Mary Pierce, Anastasia Myskina and Sofia Kenin.<\/p>\n Swiatek is currently in action at the Cincinnati Open after losing to Clara Tauson in the last 16 at the WTA 1000 event in Montreal.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Emma Raducanu gets strong verdict on top 10 and Grand Slam hopes from Serena Williams\u2019 ex-coach<\/a> The post Iga Swiatek gets bold greatness verdict and Grand Slam prediction from legendary coach<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Legendary coach Rick Macci has proclaimed that Iga Swiatek will \u201cgo down as one of the greatest players ever\u201d as he lauded the Pole\u2019s accomplishments. Swiatek secured her maiden Wimbledon crown and sixth Grand Slam title overall with a demolition of Amanda Anisimova in the title match at the London major last month. 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