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8 Aug 2022

WTA rankings: Sabalenka, Azarenka retain their positions

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MINSK, 8 August (BelTA) – The leading Belarusian tennis players have retained their positions in the latest WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.

Aryna Sabalenka goes 6th with a total of 3,366 points. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka remained 20th with 2,076 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich moved one spot down from 35th to 36th (1,341 points). Aryna Sabalenka will play at the Canadian Open this week, Victoria Azarenka will not be able to join her fellow Belarusian at the tournament because of visa issues.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 8,336
2. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) – 4,476
3. Paula Badosa (Spain) – 4,190
4. Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 4,190
5. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) – 4,010
6. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – 3,366
7. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 3,116
8. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) – 2,886
9. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 2,800
10. Emma Raducanu (UK) – 2,772

Ilya Ivashka of Belarus goes 50th in the ATP rankings (915 points). Egor Gerasimov of Belarus is 167th with 317 points.

ATP Top Ten:

1. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 7,875
2. Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 6,760
3. Rafael Nadal (Spain) – 5,620
4. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 5,035
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 5,000
6. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 4,770
7. Casper Ruud (Norway) – 4,685
8. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 3,710
9. Felix Auger Aliassime (Canada) – 3,490
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – 3,015.