The tennis world awoke to a surprise Monday October 21, with Aryna Sabalenka replacing Iga Swiatek as world No. 1 in the WTA rankings.

Since Sabalenka appeared in four WTA 500 tournaments while Swiatek did in two, both faced penalties. However, the Belarusian lost a total of nine ranking points and now sits at 9,706. On the other side, the Pole dropped 120 points and now has 9665.

Aryna Sabalenka's remarkable 2024 season has seen her reclaim the World No.1 spot, surpassing Iga Swiatek. With victories in the Australian Open, US Open, and Wuhan Open, Sabalenka enters the WTA Finals in a favorable position to extend her reign.

One month after that in Wuhan, China, she beat Yulia Putintseva in three sets to forge ahead of Swiatek in the race for year-end world No. 1, and then overtook Swiatek at the top of the rankings after a points adjustment for both players missing mandatory ...

And it is quite a name as Fissette guided Naomi Osaka to two Grand Slam titles in the past and he also worked with the likes of Victoria Azarenka, Simona Halep, Kim Clijsters and Zheng Qinwen.

Aryna Sabalenka has become World No.1 for the second time in her career, after Iga Swiatek was docked points for missing tournaments. Sabalenka first reached the summit of the WTA rankings after the US Open last year, spending eight weeks as No.1 before Swiatek reclaimed the top spot.

Hyderabad: Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka went past Iga Swiatek to claim the number one spot in the latest WTA rankings. The next month’s WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be decisive as to whether Sabalenka or Swiatek will end the year as world number one.

Aryna Sabalenka has replaced Iga Swiatek at No 1 in the WTA Rankings while Daria Kasatkina, Mirra Andreeva, Suzan Lamens and Sonay Kartal have enjoyed cracking weeks. Swiatek has topped the rankings for the past 50 weeks,