By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 21, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka’s second stint atop the WTA’s rankings has come earlier than anticipated.
The WTA revealed on Monday that the three-time main champion has leapfrogged Iga Swiatek within the rankings, as a result of the truth that Swiatek was hit by “persevering with year-end changes for falling in need of sure match quotas,” and dropped 120 factors from final week’s rating complete.
Meaning Sabalenka leads by 41 factors and can begin her ninth week at No.1, whereas Swiatek’s streak of fifty consecutive weeks at No.1 ends along with her holding a complete of 125 weeks because the WTA’s No.1 participant.
The pair will proceed their battle for year-end No.1 on the WTA Finals in Riyadh, which begin on November 2nd. Sabalenka could have the sting as a result of Swiatek is defending 1500 factors whereas Sabalenka will defend 625 for dropping within the semifinals at Cancun final 12 months.
Sabalenka will take a lead of roughly 1,050 factors into the WTA Finals, giving her an excellent likelihood of ending a season at No.1 for the primary time.
Different Risers
Daria Kasatkina, (+2 to No.9): Kasatkina returns to the Prime 10 for the primary time since July 2023 after claiming her eighth profession title in Ningbo.
Mirra Andreeva, (+2 to No.17): The 17-year-old misplaced to Kasatkina within the Ningbo last however nonetheless rises to a different profession excessive.
Karolina Muchova, (+5 to No.25): Muchova continues to push greater after a semifinal run in Ningbo. She’s again within the Prime-25 for the primary time since final 12 months’s US Open.
Clara Tauson, (+11 to No.53): The damaging Dane, nonetheless 21, returns to her highest rating since August 2022.
