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30 Jan 2023

Sabalenka returns to WTA No.2 after Australian Open win

Aryna Sabalenka

MINSK, 30 January (BelTA) – After grabbing the victory in the 2023 Australian Open, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus rose back to world number 2 in the recently published WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.

Before the Australian Open the best Belarusian tennis player was ranked 5th and moved up three spots after her triumph in Melbourne. She currently holds 6,100 points. Aryna Sabalenka was world number 2 last year. 2023 Australian Open semifinalist Victoria Azarenka of Belarus moved from 24th to 16th position with 2,138 points. Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich goes 37th with 1,291 points.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) - 10,485
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) - 6,100
3. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) – 5,210
4. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 5,000
5. Caroline Garcia (France) – 4,645
6. Coco Gauff (USA) – 3,992
7. Maria Sakkari (Greece)- 3,811
8. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 3,380
9. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) – 2,905
10. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 2,815

Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his 10th Australian Open title and return to world No.1 in the ATP. 2023 Australian Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas is world number 3. Ilya Ivashka of Belarus goes 75th with 715 points.

ATP Top Ten:

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 7,070
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 6,730
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 5,195
4. Casper Ruud (Norway) - 5,765
5. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 4,200
6. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 3,815
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) – 3,715
8. Taylor Fritz (USA) – 3,410
9. Holger Rune (Denmark) – 3,046
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – 2,995.