Aryna Sabalenka is having a remarkable performance in Wimbledon, where she reached the semi-final. Aryna has been gathering precious points for her rankings and she has the opportunity to become the new world number 2 on Monday.
How can Sabalenka become a world number 2
Aryna has 6965 points in the live rankings, and if she wins the semifinal against Karolina Pliskova, she will have 7485 points. That will be enough to overtake Naomi Osaka, who has 7336 points. The Japanese sensation decided not to play Wimbledon and recover from the mental issues that provoked her retirement at the recent French Open.
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Now ranked no.4 (career-high), the Belarussian has managed to achieve a 34-10 record in 2021. Aryna is playing at the moment in Wimbledon where she defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-4, Katie Boulter 4-6 6-3 6-3, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-0 6-3, Elena Rybakina 6-3 4-6 6-3 and Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-3.
Aryna Sabalenka will come up against the world no.13 Karolina Pliskova in the semifinal. The head to head is 2-0 for Sabalenka.
Aryna clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Abu Dhabi and in Madrid. Aryna was the finalist in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix).
Sabalenka won 10 titles in her career: 7 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Naomi Osaka in 2021
At the moment ranked no.2, Naomi played her last match on the 30th of May when she beat world no.63 Patricia Maria Tig 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1st round of the French Open (draw).
Currently, during this year the Japanese achieved an overall 14-3 record. Osaka has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka. When they played, Naomi Osaka won 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 4th round in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2018.
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Pliskova in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.13, Karolina achieved a composed 20-12 match record in 2021. Karolina is now playing in Wimbledon where she managed to beat Tamara Zidansek 7-5 6-4, Donna Vekic 6-2 6-2, Tereza Martincova 6-3 6-3, Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-3 and Viktorija Golubic 6-2 6-2.
Karolina Pliskova will take on the world no.4 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Sabalenka.
Pliskova was the runner-up in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Karolina won 16 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)