Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka Becomes World No.1

21.10.2024 09:59

Tennis player Aryna Sabalenka took first place in the Women's Tennis Association rankings.

In other words, the athlete from Belarus has regained her status as the world's number one female tennis player.

It's been almost a year since Sabalenka last topped the rankings.

The Belarusian, who topped the list on September 11, 2023, remained the leader until November 5 of the same year.

The athlete currently has 9,706 points, TASS reports, citing the WTA.

Arina Sobolenko
Photo: NOC of Belarus

Who is left behind Sabalenka in the WTA rankings

The Belarusian tennis player beat the Polish Iga Swiatek, who has 9665 points.

Currently, the representative of Poland ranks second in the list of the best tennis players on the planet.

Coco Gauff from the United States also dropped out of the top 3. The American has 5963 points

Also worth noting is the return of Russia's Darya Kasatkina to the top ten. However, the Russian is more than 6,000 points behind the leader.

Let us recall that this year Aryna Sabalenka became the winner of two Grand Slam tournaments. The Belarusian won the Australian Open and the US Open.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief