WTA Ranking: Andreeva breaks into the top-3 and Zheng revolutionizes the circuit
A week full of changes in the WTA ranking has occurred in the women's circuit due to what happened at the Beijing tournament. The fight for number 1 intensifies with Elena Rybakina's missed opportunity to widen the gap and Aryna Sabalenka's chance to close the distances, but there have been significant changes in the top-10, with Mirra Andreeva's rise being the most important.
Indeed, the young Russian tennis player has entered, for the first time in her career, the top-3 of the world ranking. Her finalist position in Beijing has brought her a huge amount of points, allowing her to surpass Pegula and Gauff. The biggest loser has been Linda Noskova, who dropped two positions in favor of Svitolina and Muchova.
Andreeva causes a seismic shift among the best in the world and Zheng rises 31 spots
While it is true that Iga Swiatek and Marta Kostyuk close the top-10, both are threatened by the young Iva Jovic, who will enter this week with the best qualifying record of her career, being 11th in the world and sitting just over 1,000 points from breaking into the best in the world, making the gap still very wide.
Looking a bit further back, the most notable aspect is the impressive rise in positions by Qinwen Zheng, the newly crowned champion in Beijing. The Chinese player has risen from her ashes, now ranked 23rd, having climbed a staggering 31 spots following her performance this week.
Regarding Spanish tennis, it is essential to mention that Cristina Bucsa has dropped three positions, currently ranked 38th in the world, followed by Paula Badosa (59) and Kaitlin Quevedo (77). Additionally, both Jessica Bouzas (98) and Oksana Selekhmeteva (100) are barely hanging onto the top-100 of the ranking.
Here is the WTA ranking after the Beijing tournament
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