Aryna Sabalenka remained second in WTA updated ranking
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has published an updated world ranking, with Aryna Sabalenka being placed above all of the Belarusians, retaining the second position
Meanwhile, two more Belarusians, who are in the top-50, have risen in the world ranking: Victoria Azarenka – by three lines to be now placed 14th, and Aliaksandra Sasnovich - by one position to be ranked 43rd.
In the top-10, compared to the previous version, there was only one castling: Jessica Pegula and Ons Jabeur changed places.
The complete top-10 now looks like this: 1. Iga Swiatek (Poland); 2. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus); 3. Jessica Pegula (USA); 4. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia); 5. Caroline Garcia (France); 6. Corey Gauff (USA); 7. Maria Sakkari (Greece); 8. Daria Kasatkina (Russia); 9. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland); 10. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan).
In the rating published by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), only Ilya Ivashka is still in the top-100 out of Belarusian tennis players. After an unsuccessful performance at a tournament in the US city of Delray Beach, where he was knocked out in the first round, the Belarusian retreated from the 77th line to the 79th.
As far as the top-10 is concerned, Daniil Medvedev returned to it while Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, on the contrary, fell out. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Rune also lost one position each.
Serb Novak Djokovic is still taking the lead, followed by Carlos Alcaraz (Spain); Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece); Casper Ruud (Norway); Andrey Rublev (Russia); Rafael Nadal (Spain); Taylor Fritz (USA); Daniil Medvedev (Russia); Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada); and Holger Rune (Denmark).
