The Italian Jasmine Paolini appears this week in fourth place in the WTA rankingsthe best of his career, just five days until the start of the WTA finals in Riyadhwhere he would not settle for the role of ‘cover’ then the big favorites led by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Polish Iga Swiatek, ranked first and second.
Third in the table is the American Coco Gauffwhich is now followed by Italian, which has overtaken Kazakh Elena Rybakina and the North American too Jessica Pegula.
All of them, including the Chinese Qinwen Zhengwinner this Sunday of the Tokyo tournament, and the Czech Barbora Krejcikovathirteenth in the ranking, is in Riyadh.
The Spanish Paula Badosadespite ending his season on the circuit, focused on the finals of the Billie Jean King Cuprose two positions, to eleventh.
The Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maiathe best South American player, dropped seven places to seventeenth, after retiring in his first match in Tokyo.
WTA Rankings
1. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 9,016 points
2. Iga Swiatek (POL) – 7,970 points
3. Coco Gauff (USA) – 5,230 points
4. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – 5,144 points
5. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 4,971 points
6. Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4,705 points
7. Qinwen Zheng (CHI) – 4,540 points
8. Emma Navarro (USA) – 3,568 points
9. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – 3,368 points
10. Danielle Collins (USA) – 3,176 points
…
11. Paula Badosa (ESP) – 2,908 points
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
