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22 May 2023

Aryna Sabalenka 2nd in WTA

An archive photo

MINSK, 22 May (BelTA) – Spanish Carlos Alcaraz has returned to No.1 in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), BelTA has learned.

Despite the loss in the 1/16 finals in Rome, the 20-year-old Spaniard bypassed the Serb Novak Djokovic, who was, in turn, outpaced by the Rome winner Daniil Medvedev of Russia. The best Belarusian tennis player Ilya Ivashko ranks 86th, with 696 points. This week he will compete in the tournament in Geneva, Switzerland.

ATP Top Ten:

1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 6,815 points;
2. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 6,330;
3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 5,955;
4. Casper Ruud (Norway) – 4,915;
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 4,775;
6. Holger Rune (Denmark) – 4,375;
7. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 4,270;
8. Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 3,435;
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) – 3,390;
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) – 3,065.

Iga Swiatek of Poland has remained world number one in the recently released WTA rankings. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus goes second. Victoria Azarenka is 18th in the WTA ranking with 2,087 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 50th with 1,034 points.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 8,940 points;
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – 7,541;
3. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 5,205;
4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 5,090;
5. Caroline Garcia (France) – 5,025;
6. Cory Gauff (USA) – 4,305;
7. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) – 3,541;
8. Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 3,391;
9. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 3,275;
10. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) – 3,162.