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27 Jan 2025

WTA rankings: Sabalenka remains No. 1, Azarenka goes 29th

Aryna Sabalenka/NOC of Belarus

MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) – Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus tops the WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.

Despite the defeat in the final match of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Aryna Sabalenka remains world No. 1 but her gap from Poland's Iga Swiatek is reduced to 186 points. Before the Australian Open, Aryna Sabalenka was 1,536 points ahead of Swiatek. Victoria Azarenka, who lost in the first round of the Australian Open, dropped to 29^th position while Aliaksandra Sasnovich is in 149^th place. The winner of the Austrlian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, Madison Keys of the United States, moved up from 14^th up to 7^th.

WTA Top Ten:

1. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – 8,956 points
2. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 8,770
3. Coco Gauff (USA) – 6,538
4. Jasmine Paolini (Italy) – 5,289
5. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 4,893
6. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4,861
7. Madison Keys (USA) – 4,680
8. Qinwen Zheng (China) – 4,095
9. Emma Navarro (USA) – 3,709
10. Paula Badosa (Spain) – 3,608.

The men's ranking is headed by two-time Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner of Italy. Egor Gerasimov of Belarus goes 353^rd.

ATP Top Ten:

1. Jannik Sinner (Italy) - 11,830
2. Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 8,135
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 7,010
4. Taylor Fritz (USA) – 5,050
5. Casper Ruud (Norway) – 4,160
6. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 3,900
7. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 3,780
8. Alex de Minaur (Australia) – 3,735
9. Tommy Paul (USA) – 3,495
10. Andrey Rublev (Russia) – 3,130.