Tennis

Swiatek still on top, Pegula climbs to third place

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3 years ago

February 20, 2023

Nancy

Swiatek still on top, Pegula climbs to third place

PHOTO KARIM JAAFAR, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ARCHIVES

Iga Swiatek won the tournament in Doha, Qatar.

(Paris) The Polish Iga Swiatek, reinforced on Saturday by her victory in Doha, dominates the WTA ranking published on Monday more than ever, while the American Jessica Pegula, an unfortunate finalist in Qatar, climbs to the podium at the expense of the Tunisian Ons Jabeur .

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka still occupies second place, pending her return to the circuit at the Dubai tournament, which began on Sunday, three weeks after her success at the Australian Open, the first of her Grand Slam career.

The women’s field is almost complete in the WTA 1000 tournament (the first category after the Grand Slams) in the United Arab Emirates, where the ten best in the world are listed. Only Ons Jabeur, injured, did not participate and therefore could not hope to quickly regain third place.

The Russian Liudmila Samsonova gains two places, to 13^e rank, and achieved the highest ranking of his career.

This is also the case for her compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova, now 16^e world.

Further down the rankings, the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko lost six places (20^e).

Ranking

Iga Swiatek (POL) 10,900 pts
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 6100
Jessica Pegula (USA) 5250 (+1)
Ons Jabeur (TUN) 5111 (-1)
Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4835
Cori Gauff (USA) 4091
Maria Sakkari (GRE) 3800
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 3425
Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3315
Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2860
Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 2620
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 2285
Lyudmila Samsonova (RUS) 2197 (+2)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2192 (+3)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2182 (-2)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 2030 (+2)
Simona Halep (ROM) 1956 (-1)
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 1910 (+1)
Paula Badosa (ESP) 1862 (+1)
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 1795 (-6)

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Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

VIDEO. Wawrinka played his last match at the Aus Open and had a beer with the director

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31 minutes ago

January 25, 2026

Nancy

VIDEO. Wawrinka played his last match at the Aus Open and had a beer with the director

40-year-old Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka (ATR 139) played the last match of his career at the Australian Open.

In the 1/16 major final on January 24, the Swiss lost to the world’s ninth ranked Taylor Fritz of the USA in four sets in 2 hours 45 minutes.

Wawrinka managed to outperform Laszlo Gyore and Arthur Hea in Melbourne. He spent a total of 10 hours and 24 minutes on the field over the course of three fights. Stan will end his professional career in 2026.

After the meeting ended, Wawrinka, who brought two cans of beer with him during his farewell speech, shared his last minutes on the field with Australian Open director Craig Tiley.

“This was my last time on the court as a player. I’ve gone through so many emotions over these 20 years, all thanks to you. It’s been an incredible journey. I won my first Grand Slam here. I’ve always loved coming back here, I’ve always felt supported. It’s largely thanks to you that I’ve continued to play for so long – because of the love and emotions you’ve given me. I’m sorry to leave, but it’s been a truly wonderful journey. I’ve seen how much you love tennis all these years, how you support us, how you know how to enjoy the moment. Now “It’s my turn, so I’d like to have a beer with Craig if you don’t mind.”

Wawrinka won the Australian Open cup in 2014. He has 45 wins and 19 losses on Melbourne courts.

Australian Open 2026. 1/16 finals

Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) – Taylor Fritz (AMERICA) [9] – 6:7 (5:7), 6:2, 4:6, 4:6

Video review of Stan Wawrinka vs Taylor Fritz match

VIDEO. Wawrinka played his final match at the Aus Open and had a beer with the tournament director.

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Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Australian Open Sabalenka eliminates Victoria Mboko and returns to the quarters

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1 hour ago

January 25, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Sabalenka eliminates Victoria Mboko and returns to the quarters

(Melbourne) World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka dismissed young Canadian Victoria Mboko (16^e at 19) 6-1, 7-6 (7/1) Sunday in 8^are final of the Australian Open where she will return to the quarter-finals for the fourth time in a row.

“So young, she is incredibly strong so I am very happy to have won in two rounds,” commented the 27-year-old Belarusian, double winner in Melbourne (2023, 2024) and finalist last year.

She will face Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (94) on Tuesday.^e) or the American Iva Jovic (27^e) to try to find the last square.

Revelation of last year with his title at the WTA 1000 in Montreal, Mboko participated in his first Australian Open. She achieved her best Grand Slam run to date, after her debut in Majors last year. She lost in the third round at Roland Garros, the second at Wimbledon and the first at the US Open.

On Sunday, Mboko played with his right leg still wrapped in a huge bandage running from mid-thigh to mid-calf to protect his knee.

After missing two break points in the first game of the match, the Canadian then seemed completely helpless.

But, trailing 4-1 in the second set, she took advantage of a bad game from Sabalenka to steal her serve and then return to 4-3.

Sabalenka served for the match at 5-4 but failed to convert any of her first three match points, letting Mboko return to 5-5.

In the tiebreaker, however, Sabalenka immediately broke away 6/0 and concluded on her fifth match point.

“It’s in the head and we always have to play the best we can even if it’s not our best level,” stressed the Belarusian.

She has already won four Grand Slam tournaments with, in addition to her two Australian trophies, the US Open 2024 and 2025.

She will play her 13^e consecutive Grand Slam quarter-finals since her third-round elimination at Roland Garros in 2021 (she did not participate in Wimbledon in 2022 or 2024).

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Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Sabalenka reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open

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1 hour ago

January 25, 2026

Gary

Arina Sabalenko / Photo: © Darrian Traynor / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The first racket of the world, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, reached the quarter finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the fourth round, Sabalenka beat Canada’s Victoria Mboko with a score of 6:1, 7:6 (7:1). The opponents spent 1 hour and 28 minutes on the court.

In the quarter finals, Sabalenka’s opponent will be the winner of the pair Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – Iva Jovic (USA)

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. Fourth circle

Arina Sabalenka (Belarus) – Victoria Mboko (Canada) – 6:1, 7:6 (7:1).

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Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.