World number one Iga Swiatek and Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka are set to be involved in an intense battle to secure the top spot in the WTA ranking.
The two have been battling for the top spot for a long where the Polish tennis star has led the way for most of the time.
As per the latest information, both players might be tied with 8,715 points after the end of the WTA event in Dubai. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that there will be more than one player leading the WTA ranking charts in the near future.
Swiatek had an extremely disappointing time during the recently concluded Australian Open where she ended up crashing out after losing to the Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
3 - Aryna Sabalenka is the 3rd player in the last 10 years to win the same Women’s Singles Major event for consecutive seasons after Serena Williams in Wimbledon (2015-2016) and Iga Swiatek at the Roland Garros (2022-2023). Déjà-vu. #AusOpen | @AustralianOpen @WTA @WTA_insider
On the other hand, Sabalenka had a fabulous time on the court during the first Grand Slam of the year where she ended up lifting the title for the second consecutive year, this time after defeating China’s Qinwen Zheng in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.
While doing so, the current world number two became only the fifth player in the women’s singles category since 2000 to win the Australian Open without dropping a set.
