An exciting tournament behind us WTA 1000 Watts Cincinnati. Iga Swiatek She once again proved that it is not for nothing that she is called the leader of the world rankings – she showed excellent tennis and reached the semifinals of the event. At this point, she had to admit superiority Coco JoveAnd Losing 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 4-6.
The American managed not only to beat the first racket of the world, but also to make a sensation, having achieved the greatest success in her career. It was the first tournament she won WTA1000thanks to which it added up to its current balance sheet 835 points And was promoted to Sixth in the WTA rankings.
Not only Coco Jove However, it has contributed to massive changes in the women’s tennis world rankings. After the tournament in Cincinnati, a lot has changed at the top Ranking of the best tennis players. However, did the competitors’ good performance affect Iga Świątek’s status?
Changes to the top of the WTA rankings. Iga Świątek pulls away from Aryna Sabalenka
Once again, in the international arena, she presented herself brilliantly Carolina Muchova. The representative of the country of our southern neighbors added to her account after her performance in the final of the tournament in Cincinnati. 572 points And for the first time in her career she was Top 10 in the WTA rankings. Right in front of her was her compatriot, Marketa Vondrousovathe winner of the Wimbledon Championships, who was defeated by Ija Schwietek in the quarterfinals Western and Southern Open.
Iga Swiatek In Cincinnati, she did not have the opportunity to play in the finals, but once again played the game at the highest level and reached the semifinals of the tournament. There, unfortunately, our tennis player had to admit the superiority of Coco Gauff, who finally celebrated the victory over Muchova. The 22-year-old Rasinian received an extra for this performance 225 points To the arrangement i The leader remained.
Arina Sabalenka, the vice-leader of the WTA rankings, after defeating Świątek, had the opportunity to reduce the points advantage of the Polish woman. However, the Belarusian did not take advantage of her chance and Eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals. So the 25-year-old athlete kept her name The second missile in the world.
Not enough after the tournament in Cincinnati may feel bad. Caroline Garcia. The Frenchwoman eliminated the competition in the second round, losing to American Sloane Stephens. Failure early on Garcia happened dropped one notch in the ranking.
She didn’t do well in Cincinnati either Magda Lynette. The Polish woman suffered an unexpected setback in the first round, losing to an American who was much lower in the WTA rankings, Anne Lee. As a result, the Poznan resident, like Caroline Garcia, dropped one place in the rankings and It is currently ranked 24.
Current WTA Ranking (21 August):
• 1. Iga Świątek (Poland) – 9955
• 2. Arina Sabalenka (Belarus) – 8746
• 3. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 5945
4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 5670
• 5. Anas Jaber (Tunisia) – 4831
• 6. Coco Gauff (USA) – 4,595
7. Caroline Garcia (France) – 3,825
8. Maria Scary (Grecha) – 3,585
• 9. Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) – 3401
• 10. Karolina Mošova (Czech Republic) – 2,995
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• 24. Magda Linette (Poland) – 1805
• 75. Magdalena Frosch (Poland) – 834
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