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29 Aug 2022

Sasnovich moves up to 32nd in WTA

Aliaksandra Sasnovich. An archive photo

MINSK, 29 August (BelTA) – Ahead of the US Open Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus has moved up to the 32nd position in the WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.

Last week Aliaksandra Sasnovich was 36th to rose four spots after reaching the final in Cleveland. Now the Belarusian goes with 1,461 points. Best Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka remained 6th with 3,470 points, former world number one Victoria Azarenka is 26th with 1,841 points.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) - 8,605
2. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) – 4,360
3. Maria Sakkari (Greece)- 4,190
4. Paula Badosa (Spain) – 3,980
5. Ons Jabeur (Tunis) – 3,920
6. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) -3,470
7. Simona Halep (Romania) – 3,255
8. Jessica Pegula (USA) - 3,201
9. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 3,015
10. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) – 2,886

In the ATP rankings the best-placed Belarusian is Ilya Ivashka (73rd with 865 points). Egor Gerasimov is 170th (307).

ATP Top Ten:

1. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) - 6,885
2. Alexander Zverev (Germany) - 5,760
3. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 5,630
4. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 5,100
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 4,890
6. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 4,770
7. Casper Ruud (Norway) - 4,695
8. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) – 3,625
9. Cameron Norrie (UK) – 3,415
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – 3,355.

The US Open kicks off in New York on 29 August. The final Grand Slam event of the year will be over on 11 September.