“I really want it,” Aryna Sabalenka sets her eyes on replacing Iga Swiatek on the top spot of WTA Rankings

Aryna Sabalenka wants to become World No.1 in the WTA rankings dethroning Iga Swiatek.

“I really want it,” Aryna Sabalenka sets her eyes on replacing Iga Swiatek on the top spot of WTA Rankings

Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka achieved her dream of winning a Grand Slam singles title this year. She became the Australian Open 2023 champion. Since then, she is motivated to scale new heights and achieve more. She is the current World No.2 in the WTA rankings, however, she is not satisfied with this.

She wishes to achieve the No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings. This spot is currently held by Iga Swiatek. The Pole has 10900 ranking points in her kitty, while the Belarusian player has 6100 points against her name. A difference of 4,800 points. But Aryna Sabalenka believes that she can overtake Iga Swiatek by covering their point difference.

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Eminent journalist Reem Abulleil shared an excerpt of an interview that the current Australian Open champion gave on the sidelines of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on social media.

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“It’s my first priority, I would say; I really want it,” she answered when she was asked about how important being World No.1 is for her.

“She’s doing really well, she’s moving better than anybody else, she’s tough and it’s going to be really tough, and that’s why I really want to achieve it. Because it seems, like, impossible, but I want to make it possible,” she told the interviewer when asked about her prospects against Iga Swiatek.

Tennis fans all around the world shall be hoping for a lip-smacking encounter between Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek in Dubai, UAE.

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Aryna Sabalenka is on a triumphant run

Aryna Sabalenka (Image Credit: Sporting News)

World No.2 is living through the best phase of her life. Last year during the first couple of months of the season, she was struggling with her serves. She soon took the help of biomechanics coach Gavin MacMillan, and he helped her to improve. Soon, she was hitting the balls in the right places.

Aryna Sabalenka finished last year in the Top 5 of the WTA rankings. Although she lost against Caroline Garcia in the championship match of the WTA Finals 2022, that performance gave her huge confidence. She carried this confidence into the 2023 season. The 24-year-old won the 2023 Adelaide International 1 tournament by beating Linda Noskova in the final.

She then participated in the 2023 Australian Open and defeated 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the final despite losing the first set. The scoreline read 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in favor of the Belarusian player. She will be starting her campaign in the 2023 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships by playing against Lauren Davis in the first round.

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