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4 Apr 2022

WTA rankings: Aryna Sabalenka remains 5th

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MINSK, 4 April (BelTA) - Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus remained 5th in the recently published WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.

The best Belarusian tennis player lost in her Miami opener, yet kept her 5th position in the WTA rankings with a total of 4,657 points. Victoria Azarenka, who also had no luck in Florida, goes 17th with 2,281 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich went up nine spots to 51st (1,123 points) after reaching the round of Last 16 in Miami. Miami Open winner Iga Swiatek of Poland took number one ranking for the first time in her career.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 6,711
2. Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) – 4,975
3. Paula Badosa (Spain) – 4,970
4. Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 4,705 5
5. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – 4,657
6. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) – 4,511
7. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) – 4,197
8. Danielle Collins (USA) – 3,151
9. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) – 3,070
10. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) – 2,975

Belarus’ Ilya Ivashka goes 42nd with 1,134 points in the ATP rankings, Egor Gerasimov is 152nd with 152 points.

ATP Top Ten:

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 8,420
2. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 8,410
3. Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 7,195
4. Rafael Nadal (Spain) – 7,115
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 5,980
6. Matteo Berrettini (Italy) – 4,945
7. Casper Ruud (Norway) – 4,380
8. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 4,375
9. Felix Auger Aliassime (Canada) – 3,625
10. Cameron Norrie (UK) – 3,440