WTA No.1 Is On The Line at Australian Open

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday January 11, 2025

Three WTA gamers are within the combine for World No.1. Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff all have a shot to complete the Australian Open on the prime of the WTA rankings, and listed here are the eventualities, per the WTA:

Sabalenka Stays at No.1:

Sabalenka might want to attain QF to have an opportunity at retaining the No.1 rating, though that would change as Swiatek progresses by the match.

Swiatek Will get to No.1 if…

If Swiatek reaches the third spherical, then Sabalenka would wish to succeed in the SF. If Swiatek reaches the SF then Sabalenka would wish to succeed in the ultimate.

If No.1 and No.2 meet within the ultimate then the winner will get to No.1…

Ought to Swiatek and Sabalenka meet within the ultimate, then the winner would go away Australia with the PIF WTA World No.1 rating Swiatek, as she reached the third spherical final yr in Melbourne, is defending solely 130 factors on the Australian Open, in comparison with Sabalenka’s 2000 championship factors. She might safe the No.1 rating within the early levels of the match with early exits by Gauff and Sabalenka.

Gauff’s longshot:

The one method Gauff might transfer to No.1 can be by successful the title and Sabalenka dropping within the QF or earlier and Swiatek not advancing to the third spherical.