MINSK, 3 October (BelTA) – Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus goes 5th in the WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.
A week ago the best Belarusian tennis player was 6th in the WTA rankings. Now she is 5th with 3,470 points. Victoria Azarenka goes 24th with 1,896 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich remains 31st with 1,521 points. This week two Belarusian players will play at a tournament in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. In the round of Last 32 Victoria Azarenka will face Russia's world number 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova, Aliaksandra Sasnovich will open against Latvia's world number 16 Jelena Ostapenko.
WTA Top Ten:
1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) - 10,180
2. Ons Jabeur (Tunis) – 4,895
3. Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) – 4,010
4. Paula Badosa (Spain) – 3,934
5. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) -3,470
6. Jessica Pegula (USA) - 3,447
7. Maria Sakkari (Greece)- 3,355
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 (70th with 730 points). Egor Gerasimov is 212th (245).
ATP Top Ten:
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 6,740
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 5,810
3. Casper Ruud (Norway) - 5,645
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) - 5,065
5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) - 5,040
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) – 4,810
7. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 3,720
8. Cameron Norrie (UK) – 3,445
9. Andrei Rublev (Russia) – 3,345
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) – 3,175.
