After a Wimbledon in which she could have lost the qualifying crown, Iga Swiatek gains an edge over Aryna Sabalenka. On the other hand, she highlights the brilliant role of players like Elisabetta Cocciaretto or Arantxa Rus.
Swiatek fulfills as a favorite at home
Improving her mark from last season, Iga Swiatek was crowned at the WTA Warsaw 2023 with a resounding final against Laura Siegemund. The Pole thus gained 175 points, which puts her a little further behind Aryna Sabalenka, who is chasing her in second place on the list, at an exact distance of 645 points. In this way, Swiatek and Sabalenka will continue fighting that fight that reached an important point in Wimbledon, with the pressure now on an Iga that will have to defend the trophy at the US Open.
surprises of the week
Both players won their first WTA title this week, although each has its own context. First of all, Arantxa Rus lifted her first WTA trophy at the age of 32 in Hamburg on Saturday. In addition to what the feat entails for the Dutchwoman, Rus has 18 positions in the WTA Ranking. Next Monday, Arantxa will be number 42 in the world, breaking into the Top 50 of the ranking for the first time in her career. Akugue Noha, finalist in the German tournament, makes his debut in the Top 150, climbing up to 65 positions. She will now be number 142 in the world at just 19 years old.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto also won her first title this week, in this case with the WTA Lausanne 2023 title, although the Italian did it at the age of 22. Elisabetta also explores the limits of her ranking as she is now number 30 in the world. Clara Burel, her opponent in the final, improves 23 places, climbing to position number 61.
The only change in the Top 10 of the WTA Ranking has as its protagonist Ons Jabeur, who overtakes Caroline Garcia to be number 5 in the world after the loss of points from the French player.
2023-07-30 18:20:00
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