Ribakina Achieves No 1 in Women's Tennis
Kazakh player Yelena Rybakina has risen to the top of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings for the first time in her career following her victory at the 2026 US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of this season. Rybakina improved her ranking after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final with a three-set match, earning 1,760 points at the tournament and moving up from her previous position, while Sabalenka lost 700 points. As a result, Rybakina surpasses Sabalenka, who had held the number-one spot for 99 weeks, with a total of 9,901 points compared to Sabalenka's 7,875. This achievement marks Rybakina's first time at the top of the rankings, after having previously missed opportunities to clinch the top spot during the French and Wimbledon tournaments.
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