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Iga Swiatek leads Olympic Games race ahead of long-term leader Coco Gauff after Doha triumph
WTAWednesday, 21 February 2024 at 02:30
World number one Iga Swiatek is now leading the race for Olympic leaders after an impressive outing in Doha.
The 22-year-old had a difficult beginning to her 2024 season
where she was knocked out of the Australian Open after losing in the third
round to Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Swiatek made a grand comeback as she won the WTA 1000 event
in Doha— the Qatar Open — after beating Elena Rybakina in the final in straight
sets with a score of 7-6, 6-2.
With that win, the Polish tennis star is now leading the
Olympic Leaders race, overtaking America’s Coco Gauff. With that win,
Swiatek’s total points tally to 5,900.
Gauff, who was previously leading the table, lost the top
spot after suffering a surprising defeat in the Qatar Open to Katerina Siniakova
in the second round in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4. After that
result, the 19-year-old’s rating points tally in the race currently stands at
5,775.
The current world
number two Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka is placed in the third spot with 5,755
points. The 25-year-old had a fabulous start to her 2024 season as she lifted
the Australian Open after defeating China’s Zheng Qinwen in the final in
straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
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