{"id":608920,"date":"2026-04-27T08:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608920\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:21:11","slug":"how-iga-swiateks-exit-affects-wta-rankings-as-coco-gauff-jessica-pegula-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608920\/","title":{"rendered":"How Iga Swiatek’s exit affects WTA Rankings as Coco Gauff & Jessica Pegula benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iga Swiatek was forced to retire in her third round match at the 2026 Madrid Open, but what impact has the Pole\u2019s early exit had on the WTA Rankings?<\/p>\n

The six-time Grand Slam winner retired due to a virus when trailing 6-7(4), 6-2, 0-3 against world No 34 Ann Li in Manolo Santana Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Swiatek<\/a> took a medical timeout and had her vitals checked by the tournament doctor before she took the decision to retire. The former world No 1 left the court in tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been feeling awful for the last two days. I think I have some kind of virus. Some hours I\u2019ve been fine, but other times I\u2019ve been feeling really bad,\u201d Swiatek said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard there\u2019s something going around in the locker room, a virus that\u2019s out there somewhere. I know I\u2019ll be fine in a couple of days, but today I felt like I had zero energy, zero stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swiatek started the Madrid Open as the world No 4 on 7,273 points, with world No 3 Coco Gauff just six points ahead.<\/p>\n

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The 24-year-old has collected 65 points for reaching the third round in Madrid, but she was defending 390 points as she reached the semi-finals at last year\u2019s event. She has, therefore, dropped 325 points, which leaves her on 6,948 points in the Live WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n

Swiatek is up to third position in the live rankings, with Coco Gauff \u2014 who is defending 650 points for her 2025 Madrid runner-up result \u2014 dropping to fourth.<\/p>\n

Gauff is 199 points behind Swiatek on 6,749 points, but she has the chance to regain the No 3 spot before the rankings update following the Madrid Open.<\/p>\n

If Gauff reaches the semi-finals in Madrid, she will take her points total to 7,019 and move back above Swiatek.<\/p>\n

Swiatek began the Madrid Open 1,137 points clear of world No 5 Jessica Pegula, who was on 6,136 points. The gap has reduced to 812 points before Pegula\u2019s third round match against Kostyuk in Madrid.<\/p>\n

Pegula needs to win the Madrid Open to overtake Swiatek as securing the WTA 1000 title would lift the American\u2019s points total to 7,071.<\/p>\n

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