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Tennis: Three Poles among WTA top 30

07.04.2025 11:30
Polish women's tennis reached a historic milestone on Monday, with three players ranked in the global top 30 for the first time.
Magda Linette, Iga Świątek and Magdalena Fręch. Polish womens tennis reached a historic milestone on Monday, with three players ranked in the global top 30 for the first time.
Magda Linette, Iga Świątek and Magdalena Fręch. Polish women's tennis reached a historic milestone on Monday, with three players ranked in the global top 30 for the first time.Photos: PAP/Marcin Cholewiński; CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/PAP/EPA

World No. 2 Iga Świątek leads the Polish contingent in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, followed by Magdalena Fręch at No. 28 and Magda Linette at No. 30.

Fręch climbed two spots, while Linette moved up one.

Fellow Pole Maja Chwalińska stayed at No. 121.

Only the United States, with five players, and Russia, with four, are more represented in the top 30 than Poland.

Świątek remains ranked second in the world, behind Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

Jessica Pegula, who won the Charleston Open clay-court tournament on Sunday, moved up to No. 3, while fellow American Coco Gauff dropped to No. 4.

Meanwhile, Poland's Katarzyna Kawa made the biggest leap among Polish players, climbing 67 places to No. 156 after reaching the final of the Bogota Open.

She lost to Colombia's Camila Osorio 3-6, 3-6 in Sunday's final, but the result boosted her ranking significantly.

Kawa is the first Polish player to reach a WTA final this season.

Katarzyna Kawa of Poland holds the second place trophy after losing to Maria Camila Osorio of Colombia during the final match of the Colsanitas WTA Cup Tournamentin Bogota, Colombia, 06 April 2025. Photo: Carlos Ortega/PAP/EPA

Katarzyna Kawa holds the second place trophy after losing to Maria Camila Osorio of Colombia in the Bogota Open championship match on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Photo: Carlos Ortega/PAP/EPA

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