Tennis: Poland’s Fręch climbs to career-best world No. 22

Polish tennis player Magdalena Fręch has moved up two spots to a career-high world No. 22 in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.

Polish tennis player Magdalena Fręch.

Photo: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Fręch last month hit a career milestone by winning the Guadalajara Open hard-court tournament in Mexico to claim her first career singles title.

#22 📊🆕🔥#czasnatenis pic.twitter.com/wKDWzyyfxa

— Z kortu - informacje tenisowe | Tennis news (@z_kortu) October 28, 2024

Meanwhile, Poland's highest ranked player, Iga Świątek, remains world No. 2, more than 1,000 points behind Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Ponad tysiąc punktów straty Igi Świątek do Aryny Sabalenki w najnowszym rankingu WTA 🎾

Życiowy sukces Magdaleny Fręch 👏https://t.co/G8VTvA5xvM

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) October 28, 2024

Ponad 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣punktów przewagi. Dlaczego Iga Świątek traci aż tyle do Aryny Sabalenki w najnowszym rankingu WTA?

WIĘCEJ https://t.co/MeIMleffDp pic.twitter.com/rabjikgPiY

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) October 28, 2024

The third-highest ranked Polish female player, Magda Linette, climbed two spots to 38th place in the new world rankings, which were released on Monday.

Fręch and Linette both reached the quarterfinals at the Wuhan Open tournament in China earlier this month.

Hello Quarterfinal!👋🏼😁 I’m really enjoying my time here in Wuhan!🫶🏼🇨🇳 @wuhanopentennis See you tomorrow!❤️🙏 #wta1000 #smile pic.twitter.com/N2EX2zF1XR

— Magdalena Frech (@MFrech97) October 10, 2024

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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24.pl