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Iga Swiatek returned to top spot in the world rankings with victory in Cancun <\/p>\n

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WTA Finals champion Iga Swiatek said the poor playing conditions in Cancun forced her to focus on her game instead of being distracted by the prospect of regaining the world number one ranking.<\/p>\n

The four-time Grand Slam champion swept aside Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 to claim her first WTA Finals title, and return to the top of the rankings after being deposed by Aryna Sabalenka in September.<\/p>\n

The WTA conceded this year\u2019s edition of the Finals was \u201cnot a perfect event\u201d, with the court condition and stormy weather among the issues affecting players. Sabalenka said she did not feel safe playing on the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conditions that were kind of tricky also helped me to just, you know, focus on adjust my footwork, my shots … that kept me busy from thinking about all of that,\u201d Swiatek told reporters of the number one ranking on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think today was … just being narrow with your head, only thinking about the right stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Pole said she had been distracted by the ranking race at other tournaments and it had affected her performance.<\/p>\n

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Iga Swiatek survived difficult conditions in Mexico <\/p>\n

\u201cIt played (in my mind) a lot in the US Open and the tournaments before but I kind of learned my lesson,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time I didn\u2019t want it to have an impact on me … it\u2019s hard not to think about stuff like that but actually when I went on court I knew that I had to focus on different things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cancun was named as venue for the $9m (\u00a37.31m) WTA Finals, which brings together the top eight singles players and doubles partnerships to conclude the season, less than two months before it started on 29 October.<\/p>\n

The tournament was supposed to conclude on 5 November but rain and high winds meant the semi-final between Swiatek and Sabalenka was not completed until that day, with the final shunted to Monday.<\/p>\n

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