Aryna Sabalenka is about to play against Shuai Zhang on Friday the 19th of August in Cincinnati. Here is an update about her live rankings.
Aryna Sabalenka is currently ranked no.7 placed as the Belarussian no.1 with 3121 points before Victoria Azarenka who has 1886 points and is ranked no.22.
On the opposite side of the net, Shuai Zhang is at present ranked no.44 with 1200 points positioned as Chinese no.2 after Qinwen Zheng who is her compatriot no.1 with 1268 points ranked no.41.
Live Rankings
1 CH | 1 | I.Swiatek | 9785 |
2 | 1 | A.Sabalenka | 8566 |
3 CH | 3 | J.Pegula | 5890 |
4 | 3 | E.Rybakina | 5481 |
5 CH | 5 | J.Paolini | 5293 |
6 | 2 | C.Gauff | 4658 |
7 CH | 7 | Q.Zheng | 3925 |
8 CH | 8 | E.Navarro | 3698 |
9 | 7 | D.Collins | 3178 |
10 | 2 | B.Krejcikova | 3161 |
11 | 8 | D.Kasatkina | 3118 |
12 | 10 | B.Maia | 2986 |
Sabalenka didn’t have any movement in terms of live rankings to still be the world no.6.
Aryna Sabalenka will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Zhang in the quarter. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Ons Jabeur who has 3920 points. If Sabalenka wins, she will have 3470 points.
Sabalenka will have only 780 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. The point will be dropped on the 12th of September (U.S. Open – New York)
In her live rankings, out of 3310 points, Aryna has gained 2180 points (66%) on Hard Court, 850 points (26%) on Clay, 180 points (5%) on Grass and 100 points (3%) on Indoor.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Sabalenka is still ranked no.12 occupying the position of Belarussian no.1.
H2H Aryna Sabalenka vs. Shuai Zhang
Sabalenka and Zhang played each other 4 times. The head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka.
The last time that they played each other it was in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) when Sabalenka won 6-2 6-0. The prediction is Sabalenka to win in 2 sets.
Sabalenka in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.7, the Belarussian has a compiled 23-16 record in 2022. Sabalenka is currently having a run in Cincinnati where she overcame Anna Kalinskaya 6-3 4-1 ret. and Shelby Rogers 6-4 6-72 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka will compete against the world no.44 Shuai Zhang in the quarter on Friday at 3:30 pm on GRAND STAND. Their actual record is 3-1 for Sabalenka.
Aryna was the finalist in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix) and in Hertogenbosch (‘s).
The Belarussian 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)
Zhang in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.44, the Chinese owns a compiled 27-20 match record in 2022. Zhang is now playing in Cincinnati where she bested Naomi Osaka 6-4 7-5, Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-4 and Anett Kontaveit 2-6 6-4 6-4.
Shuai Zhang will play the world no.7 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter on Friday at 3:30 pm on GRAND STAND. The head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka.
Shuai has won 1 title in 2022 in Lyon. Zhang was the runner-up in Birmingham (Viking Classic).