Nadal, Swiatek named ITF world champions for 2022

Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek were honoured as the ITF World Champions for 2022

Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek were named world champions by the  International Tennis Federation (ITF) yesterday, after a season in which they  claimed two Grand Slam titles apiece. 
Nadal swept to the Australian Open and then backed it up with a 14th  French Open, taking his majors total to a men’s record of 22.  Swiatek, who inherited the world number one spot in March following  the shock retirement of Ashleigh Barty, claimed a second French Open and  then captured the US Open. 

 “I’m very happy to be named ITF World Champion for the fifth time,” said 36-year-old Nadal. 

 “When I first won the award in 2008, I would not have expected to  still be playing at such a high level 14 years later.” Nadal also made  the semi-finals at Wimbledon but was forced to quit before facing Nick  Kyrgios due to an abdominal strain.