Aryna Sabalenka will be the new world number one after the US Open. Iga Swiatek started her campaign at the top of the WTA rankings. However, in order to keep her status, she had to outperform Aryna Sabalenka. Iga lost on Sunday to Jelena Ostapenko, losing the opportunity to defend her 2022 title, and therefore, Sabalenka will become the new world no. 1.
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Sabalenka at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Now the world no.2 (career-high), Aryna has achieved a composed 47-10 match record in 2023. Aryna is now playing at the U.S. Open where she managed to beat the world no.112 Maryna Zanevska 6-3 6-2, the world no.96 Jodie Anna Burrage 6-3 6-2 and the world no.62 Clara Burel 6-1 6-1.
Aryna Sabalenka will fight against the world no.14 Darya Kasatkina in the 4th round on Monday at 7:00 pm on ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM. The head to head is 4-2 for Sabalenka.
The Belarussian has won 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. The Belarussian got to the final 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
Now the world no.1, Iga played her last match on the 3rd of September when she was overcome by world no.21 Jelena Ostapenko 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season Swiatek achieved a compiled 56-10 record. Iga has won 4 titles in 2023 in Doha, Stuttgart, French Open and Warsaw. The Pole got to the final in Dubai and Madrid.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek clashed against each other 8 times. Their record is 5-3 for Swiatek. Before, the last time they played, Aryna Sabalenka won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the final in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
