The American Coco Gauff reaps the benefits of her final victory on Sunday at the WTA 1000 in Beijing, only her second title this season, by moving up to 4th place, unlike Aryna Sabalenka (2nd) who missed the opportunity to put pressure on Iga Swiatek.
Coco Gauff, 20, finally lifted a new trophy, the 8th of her career, in China, beating the Czech Karolina Muchova in the final, more than eight months after her success in Auckland in January. In the WTA rankings published Monday, the American thus finds a Top 5 that she ended up leaving at the beginning of September, on the anniversary of her triumph a year earlier at the US Open, her only Grand Slam title to date. day.
While another WTA 1000 begins on Monday in Wuhan, she is putting pressure on her compatriot Jessica Pegula (3rd), who is now less than 400 points ahead. Conversely, Aryna Sabalenka, who is chasing the world number one spot, missed an opportunity in Beijing where Iga Swiatek, title holder, was absent: after 15 consecutive victories, the Belarusian stopped early in the quarter-finals , beaten by the future finalist Muchova.
Aryna Sabalenka missed the chance to close the gap to Iga Swiatek
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Almost a year at the top for Swiatek
As a result, she is only partially closing her gap on the Pole, who will soon celebrate her first anniversary on the throne, and cannot hope to overtake her in Wuhan, even in the event of a final victory since the gap remains more than 1,000 points . Beyond the Top 10, another player benefits from her good run in Beijing, Paula Badosa, who gains four places (15th). A consolation for the Spaniard, who came close to a victory in the semi-final against Coco Gauff.
1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 9785
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 8716
3. Jessica Pegula (USA) 5945
4. Coco Gauff (USA) 5593 (+2)
5. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 5481 (-1)
6. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 5293 (-1)
7. Qinwen Zheng (CHN) 4300
8. Emma Navarro (USA) 3698
9. Danielle Collins (USA) 3177
10. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 3161
11. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 3075
12. Beatriz Haddad (BRA) 3036
13. Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 2825 (+1)
14. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2748 (-1)
15. Paula Badosa (ESP) 2714 (+4)
16. Diana Schneider (RUS) 2641
17. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 2383 (+1)
18. Donna Vekic (CRO) 2298 (+2)
19. Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 2218 (+3)
20. Madison Keys (USA) 2196 (+4)
29. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 1826 (-8)
58. Naomi Osaksa (JPN) 1014 (+15)
