There might be no drama in regards to the WTA’s No.1 rating on the WTA Finals in Riyadh. The consideration belongs to Aryna Sabalenka for the second consecutive 12 months.
Sabalenka was honored throughout a particular on-court ceremony previous to the WTA Finals, the place she acquired the coveted year-end No.1 trophy, celebrating one other dominant marketing campaign that noticed her win one other main title and run the desk on the prime of the rankings.
Sabalenka is now considered one of solely 13 gamers in WTA historical past to complete the season within the No.1 place on a number of events. In her second stint at No.1, Sabalenka has held the highest spot for 54 consecutive weeks, and 62 total, which is sweet for thirteenth most all-time.
“This implies so much to me,” Sabalenka stated. We’ve put a variety of exhausting work on this 12 months, and exhausting work pays off. Each closing and each match was unimaginable, I’m tremendous pleased with the season and hopefully I can end on an excellent word right here in Riyadh.”
In WTA historical past, 29 girls have held the No.1 rating, and 16 completely different girls have completed a season as year-end No.1.
