The Women’s Tennis Association has published a new list of the best professional athletes.
A big change has undergone the WTA Rating, after its undisputed leader – Ashleigh Barty announced the end of her professional career.
20-year-old Polish tennis player Iga Sventek took first place. The second was Barbora Kreychikova from the Czech Republic, Paula Badosa of Spain was now third, and Maria Sakkari of Greece was fourth. And only Belarusian Arina Sobolenko retained the fifth line of the rating.
Among the Ukrainians, Elina Svitolina remained first racket. However, the setbacks of recent weeks have knocked him out of the top 20 for the first time in a long time. He is now number 27. We also notice the rise of Angelina Kalinina, who added nine positions to the rating.
WTA rankings. April, 4
12). Iga Schwentek (Poland) – 6711
2 (4). Barbora Kreychikova (Czech Republic) – 4975
3 (6). Paula Badosa (Spain) – 4970
4 (2). Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 4705
5 (5). Arina Sobolenko (Belarus) – 4657
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27 (20). Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – 1836
42 (51). Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – 1208
53 (55). Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) – 1095
102 (104). Dayana Yastremskaya (Ukraine) – 651
130 (135). Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine) – 490
131 (131). Katerina Beindl (Ukraine) – 490
139 (139). Daria Snigur (Ukraine) – 464
215 (211). Katarina Zavatskaya (Ukraine) – 313
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Source: korrespondent
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