Paula Badosa She had been announcing since the summer that she was once again one of the most important players on the circuit, with the highest quality. Eighth at Wimbledon, champion in Washington, 'semi' in Cincinnati and Beijing, quarterfinalist at the US Open.
An upward trend, a meteoric progression taking into account that weeks ago he was sailing out of the world top-100, which caused him to renounce the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to look for points in other events. He had to make the most of entering tournaments with a protected ranking due to the injury. A risky bet that turned out well.
She finished the 2024 academic year close to the top-10 in the world ranking, eleventh. He will return on the next list, on Monday, January 27, once the Australian Open has finished.
It was not among the top ten in the ranking since October 17, 2022. It became No. 2, for now it has virtually placed itself in ninth place. The 'top ten' is assured after beating Coco Gauff by 7-5 and 6-4, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time. His best Grand Slam result after surpassing the quarterfinals at Roland Garros 2021 and the US Open 2024.
I hadn't gotten past the third round a year ago in Melbourne. You have added 650 points to your ranking account. Even though she is a champion, her possible ceiling is sixth position. She could finish tenth if Madison Keys takes the trophy.
Provisionally, Aryna Sabalenka, double champion of the tournament, gives up the world number one to Iga Swiatek because he defends 2,000 points. The Belarusian needs to do better than the Pole to avoid giving up the lead again.
Sabalenka would be Badosa's rival in the semis, if she beats the Russian this Tuesday morning Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
This is how the world ranking looks
1. Iga Swiatek (Pol) / 8,420 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) / 8,086
3. Coco Gauff (USA) / 6,538
4. Jasmine Paolini (Ita) / 5,289
5. Elena Rybakina (Kaz) / 4.893
-6. Jessica Pegula (USA) / 4.861
7. Qinwen Zheng (Chn) / 4.095
8. Emma Navarro (USA) / 3,709
9. Paula Badosa (Esp) / 3,608
10. Daria Kasatkina (Rus) / 3.321
11. Danielle Collins (USA) / 3.207
12. Madison Keys (USA) / 3.110
13. Diana Shnaider (Russia) / 3.005
14. Barbora Krejcikova (Che) / 2,783
15. Mirra Andreeva (Rus) / 2,665
