Iga Świątek strengthens her position of leader of WTA ranking
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Iga Świątek, the best Polish tennis player, is difficult to stop. On Sunday, the Polish tennis player defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart. For a Polish woman it is the 23rd consecutive win and the fourth tournament won this season! Earlier, Świątek triumphed in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.
The victory in Stuttgart made our tennis player strengthen her lead in the world WTA ranking. Swiatek has been its leader for several days after Ashleigh Barty, who was in the first place, unexpectedly ended her career.
The victory in the German tournament resulted in 470 points in the ranking on the account of Świątek. The Polish woman currently has 7,181 points on her account and is ahead of the next in line Paula Badosa by 2,137 points. The Spaniard, who lost to Sabalenka in the semi-final in Stuttgart, advanced one position, pushing Barbara Krejcikova to third place. The fourth position in the ranking is occupied by the Sunday rival of Świątek – Sabalenka. There were no other changes in the top ten of the ranking.
Świątek will have a chance for more points and a further increase in the advantage in the next week. The WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid starts on Thursday and will run until May, 7
(Sport.pl)
