Sabalenka and her everlasting position as number 1: How long will she lead the WTA ranking?

Dominating with an iron fist is what Aryna Sabalenka has been doing in women's tennis for a while now. What was anticipated as an exciting battle with Swiatek or the forging of a Big 3 with Gauff has turned into the natural consolidation of the Belarusian as the WTA number 1, adding weeks at the top of the list and building a substantial lead. When could her dominance be challenged?

We may be witnessing something historic. This mantra is often abused, but what Aryna Sabalenka is achieving deserves to be acknowledged time and time again. She fought against herself to find the necessary calm on the court to tame that torrent of tennis and emotions that characterize her so much, she was able to break Swiatek's reign and has been gestating an absolutist reign that is perfectly understood by looking at the WTA ranking. Not only is she the undisputed number 1, but she holds a chilling lead.

Sabalenka will face the clay court season with the ambition of conquering Roland Garros, one of the two Grand Slams that have eluded her. Ahead, she has months where her game may lose some ground, having to watch as some of her main rivals are favored by the new surface. Nevertheless, her position as number 1 does not seem to be at risk as she holds a 3,071-point advantage, defending only 1,838 throughout the clay court season.

- Sabalenka will not see her position as the WTA number 1 compromised for months

There is no sign of a complete collapse from a player who has been improving her clay court game over the years and who has increasingly more technical and tactical arguments to succeed on this surface. Considering that she has already spent 31 weeks as the number 1 in the WTA ranking, it is assumed that she will soon enter the top 15 of players with the most weeks at the top of the all-time ranking, having to reach the 34 weeks that Kerber holds.

The outlook is even more daunting for her rivals if we look at the grass court season, where Aryna Sabalenka can accumulate a tremendous amount of points. It is worth remembering that she did not compete in the last edition of Wimbledon due to injury, so she can add a lot there to a tally that looks like it could continue to grow, increasing the lead over pursuers who have not been showing good form for months.

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