Yes, this run has been impressive: Swiatek is 26-3 overall in 2022 and the first woman to win the first three WTA 1000 events of a season. Also impressive: The 2020 French Open champion's rapid ascension to the top of the rankings, officially replacing the recently retired Ash Barty there on Monday. What none of it has been, to anyone paying attention, is surprising -- even if Swiatek says the whirlwind of the past several weeks caught her a bit off guard.
