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12 Sep 2022

Sabalenka one spot down in WTA rankings

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MINSK, 12 September (BelTA) – Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has placed 7th in the WTA rankings after the final Grand Slam event of the year, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian was 6th in the rankings prior to the US Open and lost one spot after losing to US Open champion Iga Swiatek of Poland in the semifinal. Aryna Sabalenka now holds 3,470 points. Victoria Azarenka goes 21st with 1,951 points, Aliaksandra Sasnovich is 30th with 1,521 points.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) - 10,365
2. Ons Jabeur (Tunis) – 5,090
3. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) – 4,300
4. Paula Badosa (Spain) – 3,980
5. Jessica Pegula (USA) - 3,501
6. Maria Sakkari (Greece)- 3,480
7. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) -3,470
8. Coco Gauff (USA) – 3,047
9. Simona Halep (Romania) – 3,025
10. Caroline Garcia (France) – 2,930.

In the ATP rankings the best-placed Belarusian is Ilya Ivashka (59th with 775 points). Egor Gerasimov is 177th (297).

ATP Top Ten:

1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 6,740
2. Casper Ruud (Norway) - 5,850
3. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 5,810
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) - 5,065
5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) - 5,040
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 4,810
7. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 3,570
8. Cameron Norrie (UK) – 3,550
9. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 3,390
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – 3,355.