Updated WTA Race to Riyadh as Danielle COLLINS moves into top four after dazzling double

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Monday, 08 April 2024 at 16:10
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The WTA Race has been updated not only this week with the destination of Riyadh but also with a new player inside the top four after the Charleston Open in Danielle Collins.

Collins produced a dazzling double as she sealed the Miami Open and Charleston Open back-to-back in her retirement year. In what would be her final event, it could yet be the icing on the cake for the American in that she could play her final tournament with a WTA Finals debut.

Technically too, the WTA Race heralds who are the best players in the world so on current points hauls, Collins could be construed as the fourth best in the world this year outside of Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka all have won multiple titles or Grand Slams.

In the top eight, Qinwen Zheng, Coco Gauff and Jelena Ostapenko all fell due to Collins emergence. Jasmine Paolini is in the final spot after winning Dubai. Anna Kalinskaya, Maria Sakkari and Daria Kasatkina all sit just outside after reaching finals this season. With a cut off of around 8,000 points, there is still a long way to go but the current top four in particular emerge above the rest.

Current WTA Race - 08/04/2024

1Iga Świątek22POL3140
2Elena Rybakina24KAZ2693
3Aryna Sabalenka25BLR2520
4Danielle Collins30USA2022
5Qinwen Zheng21CHN1785
6Coco Gauff20USA1765
7Jeļena Ostapenko26LAT1553
8Jasmine Paolini28ITA1472
9Anna Kalinskaya25RUS1422
10Daria Kasatkina26RUS1358
11Maria Sakkari28GRE1351
12Marta Kostyuk21UKR1350
13Emma Navarro22USA1253
14Victoria Azarenka34BLR1223
15Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova32RUS1147
16Ekaterina Alexandrova29RUS1062
17Dayana Yastremska23UKR1051
18Jessica Pegula30USA915
19Linda Nosková19CZE900
20Katie Boulter27GBR875

New WTA Race after Charleston. Collins already the 4th best player of the year. 1 - Iga Swiatek 2 - Elena Rybakina 3- Aryna Sabalenka 4 - Danielle Collins (+3) 5 - Zheng Qinwen (-1) 6 - Coco Gauff (-1) 7 - Jelena Ostapenko (-1) 8 - Jasmine Paolini

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