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26 Apr 2023

WTA rankings: Sabalenka remains at No.2

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MINSK, 26 April (BelTA) – Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka remained world number two in this week’s WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian goes with 6,891 points following her defeat in the Stuttgart Open final. Iga Swiatek of Poland extended her stay at No.1, maintaining a 2,084-point lead over Sabalenka. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is 16th with 2,237 points, Aliaksandra Sasnovich - 47th with 1,089 points. This week all three Belarusian athletes will make their appearances at the Madrid Open.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) - 8,975
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) - 6,891
3. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 5,735
4. Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) – 5,116
5. Caroline Garcia (France) – 5,030
6. Coco Gauff (USA) – 4,400
7. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 4,305
8. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 3,505
9. Maria Sakkari (Greece)- 3,191
10. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) – 3,162.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia tops the ATP. Ilya Ivashka of Belarus goes 69th with 761 points.

ATP Top Ten:

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 7,135
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 6,770
3. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 5,240
4. Casper Ruud (Norway) - 5,210
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 5,195
6. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 4,280
7. Holger Rune (Denmark) – 4,070
8. Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 3,615
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) – 3,405
10. Taylor Fritz (USA) – 3,290.