Athletistic / Tennis. After the end of the US Open 2024, the press service of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has published an updated version of the ranking of the strongest tennis players on the planet in singles. There has been a change in the top 3.
The first racket of the world remains the Polish Iga Swiatek. Arina Sabalenka from Belarus won the title of second racket. On the night of September 8, she became the winner of the US Open. And the finalist of the American Open, Jessica Pegula, rose to third place. She was previously ranked sixth in the world rankings. The top 5 also includes Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan and Italian Jasmine Paolini.
Daria Kasatkina continues to be the strongest tennis player in Russia. She is ranked 13th in the world. Anna Kalinskaya is now ranked 14th. Diana Schneider moved from 18th to 17th place, and Mirra Andreeva remained the 23rd world racket.
WTA Rankings (version of September 9, 2024):
1. Iga Swiatek (Poland) – 10,885 points;
2. Aina Sabalenko (Belarus) – 8716;
3. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 6,220;
4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 5871;
5. Jasmine Paolini (Italy) – 5398…
13. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) – 2803;
14. Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – 2772;
15. Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia) – 2720…
17. Diana Schneider (Russia) – 2571…
23. Mirra Andreeva (Russia) – 2157.
Source: Sport
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