Aryna Sabalenka is the new world number 1 according to the latest live rankings. Iga Swiatek “lost” 2000 points ahead of the French Open because he is the defending champion. Aryna last year lost in the third round in Paris. As of now, the Belarusian player has 7302 live points while Iga has 6950 points. Here are the latest live rankings.
Sabalenka at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Sabalenka has achieved a compiled 30-5 win-loss record in 2023. Sabalenka is now competing at the French Open, where she bested the world no.39 Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka will come up against the world no.214 Iryna Shymanovich in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other till now in top events.
Aryna conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. The Belarussian was the runner-up in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) and in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix).
The Belarussian won 13 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Iga Swiatek in 2023
Ranked no.1, Swiatek played her last match on the 17th of May when she had to retire when playing against world no.4 Elena Rybakina in the quarter and the scoreline was 2-6 7-6(3) 2-2 .
Currently, during this year Swiatek achieved a compiled 28-6 win-loss record. Swiatek has won 2 titles in 2023 in Doha and Stuttgart. The Pole was the runner-up in Dubai and Madrid.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek clashed against each other 8 times. Their head to head is 5-3 for Swiatek. The last time they competed against each other, Aryna Sabalenka won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the final in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2023.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
