Iga Świątek withdrew from playing in the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing. She herself announced on social media that the reason for resigning from the game was personal matters. Before the tournament in Beijing, she had as many as 10,885 points, and her advantage over Aryna Sabalenka was over 2,000 points.
Świątek is amazing! 123rd week in first place in the WTA ranking
Iga Świątek remains the leader of the ranking, starting her 123rd week in first place. In terms of length of reign in women's tennis Shelf is in seventh place. Sixth in the all-time table is Monica Seles, who was at the top for over 50 weeks longer than the Pole.
After the tournament in Beijing, Świątek will have 9,785 points. She will lose as many as 1,100 points, which she gained last year thanks to the triumph in the capital of China (1,000 points) and the quarterfinal in Tokyo (100 points).
Therefore, it is certain that Sabalenka will get closer to her. If the Belarusian triumphs in China, she will reduce the loss to just over 280 points. She can realistically think about fighting for the leadership position at the end of the season. But he still has points from last year's quarterfinals to defend. On Monday, she will play in the third round against American Ashlyn Krueger.
There is a real gap behind the top two. The podium is completed by Jessica Pegula, who is close to reaching the 6,000-point mark. The loss to Świątek and Sabalenka is therefore clear. It takes fourth place Elena Rybakinawhich is not available in Beijing. The Kazakhstan representative may lose up to two positions after the tournament. Jasmine Paolini is very close. Coco Gauff also has a chance of making the top five, but the American would have to win the tournament to overtake Rybakina.
China's Qinwen Zheng will definitely remain in the top ten, and Emma Navarro should also keep her place. Danielle Collins (absent in Beijing) and Barbora Krejcikova (eliminated in the second round) may feel threatened. Four tennis players have a chance to overtake them – Daria Kasatkina, Anna Kalinska, Paula Badoda and Donna Vekić, of which the Spanish and the Croatian would have to triumph in Beijing. Dreams about input to the TOP 10 must be postponed until later Beatriz Haddad Maiawho lost to Madison Keys on Monday morning.
Fręch for the best result in his career
It is worth paying attention to the situation of two other Polish tennis players. Magdalena Fręch's advancement to the 1/8 finals ensured her place in the top 30 players in the world. If she got to the quarterfinals in Beijing, she would be at least in the TOP 25. Her closest rival will be China's Shuai Zhang, the meeting will take place on Tuesday.
He also remains in the tournament Magda Linettewhich can think about remaining in the TOP 50. It reached the third round and equalized the result from last year. In this phase he will play against Paolini. The match is scheduled for Monday morning Polish time.
WTA ranking (as of Monday, 6:34 a.m.):
- 1. Iga Świątek 9785 points
- 2. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) 8566
- 3. Jessica Pegula (USA) 5945
- 4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 5481
- 5. Jasmine Paolini (Italy) 5293
- 6. Coco Gauff (USA) 4713
- 7. Qinwen Zheng (China) 3925
- 8. Emma Navarro (USA) 3698
- 9. Danielle Collins (USA) 3178
- 10. Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) 3161
- 29. Magdalena Fręch 1815
- 47. Magda Linette 1136