Sabalenka vs. Swiatek: How does the fight for No. 1 of the ranking follow?

The fight for the number 1 of the ranking, red alive! The surprise fall of Aryna Sabalenka at its premiere within the WTA 1000 of Doha complicates the panorama and shrinks the distances with IgA Swiatk.

Leaving behind what happened on the ocean tour, the best rackets in the world began their Tour through the East which has as highly relevant appointments the WTA 1000 from Doha and Dubai. At the beginning of them, Aryna Sabalenka stumbled surprising everyone.

After a hard pulse of 2 hours and 36 minutes on the court, Ekaterina Alexandrova again showed the danger that means crossing with her in first rounds of important tournaments eliminating the maximum favorite and champion of the tournament in 2020 by 3-6, 6-3 and 7-6 (5).

The Good news for the Belarusian 26 years is that It will not face loss of points since last year did not participate in the contest. In fact, his last appearance had been in 2022 falling in the quarterfinals with IgA Swatek.

In that way, once the week is over, It will continue to have 8,956 points that will ensure the permanence at the top of the ranking.

The Pole situation It will be a bit more difficult if you want You must retain the title so as not to part with the large sum of points you defend.

To consecrate again, The week will end as it started: 186 points away from Sabalenkaeven more stretching the expectation about the race for the number one in the world.

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