{"id":56115,"date":"2025-08-03T20:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56115\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T20:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T20:29:08","slug":"iga-swiatek-gets-key-wta-rankings-chance-after-coco-gauffs-canadian-open-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56115\/","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek gets key WTA Rankings chance after\u00a0Coco Gauff’s Canadian Open exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coco Gauff\u2019s upset defeat to Victoria Mboko at the Canadian Open has opened the door for Iga Swiatek in a key WTA Rankings battle.<\/p>\n

The two-time major champion\u2019s 1-6, 4-6 loss to 85th-ranked Canadian wildcard Mboko saw her exit Montreal at the last 16 stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The world No 2 landed just 43% of her first serves, hit 23 unforced errors and was unable to convert any of the five break points she had on her 18-year-old opponent\u2019s serve.<\/p>\n

Gauff<\/a> struggled for form throughout her run at the Canadian Open as she survived scares in both of her first two matches<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The American hit 23 double faults in her 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2) second round win against Danielle Collins, who served for the match in the third set.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old then came back from a set and 1-3 down to defeat Veronika Kudermetova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the third round after committing 14 double faults.<\/p>\n

Gauff started the Canadian Open on 7,669 points in the world No 2 position, and by reaching the fourth round, she has increased her tally by 120 points to 7,789 in the live rankings.\u00a0This leaves Gauff 4,436 points adrift of world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who opted to skip Montreal.<\/p>\n

Heading into the WTA 1000 event, world No 3\u00a0Swiatek<\/a>\u00a0was 856 points behind Gauff on 6,813 points.<\/p>\n

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The 24-year-old Pole remains\u00a0856 points adrift of the world No 2 after improving her points total by 120 to 6,933 by progressing to the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Swiatek will face 19th-ranked Clara Tauson in the last 16 on Sunday, and she will move onto 7,028 points if she reaches the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

After Gauff\u2019s defeat, Swiatek has the opportunity to take the No 2 ranking from her American rival if she wins the title in Montreal.<\/p>\n

A maiden triumph in Canada for Swiatek would lift her points tally to 7,813 and put her 24 points clear of Gauff when the WTA Rankings update after the tournament.<\/p>\n

This would set up a close fight for second spot at the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, which begins on August 7.<\/p>\n

The player who holds the world No 2 position after Cincinnati will be seeded second at the US Open and, therefore, avoid playing top-ranked Sabalenka before the final at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n

Swiatek is on a nine-match winning streak after securing her maiden Wimbledon title and sixth Grand Slam last month.<\/p>\n

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