Although Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty has not played in any tournament for almost eight months, she will finish the year as world number one. She was assured of the elimination of Simona Halepová at the French Open. Barty will be at the top of the list at the end of the season for the second time in a row.
Ashleigh Barty has not played for eight months, ending the year as world number one.
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The 24-year-old Australian missed the ongoing clay grand slam in Paris, where she was to defend her title, after a coronavirus break due to fears of the US Open infection and lack of training. It is now clear that none of the opponents can overtake her in terms of points.
Barty reached the semifinals at the Australian Open in January. Her last match was a duel with Petra Kvitová on February 28 in Doha to advance to the finals, before which she won the title in Adelaide. The number one is a native of Queensland since September 9, 2019.
Polka eliminated the highest-stood opponent on Roland Garros
Halep unexpectedly ended up at Roland Garros in Sunday’s round of 16 after losing to 19-year-old Polka Igá Šwiateková (1: 6, 2: 6).
During the pandemic, the rankings were frozen from March 23 to August 9. Until the end of the year, players are not deducted points, or they can replace last year’s result from the given tournament with a better one.
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