Ons Jabeur officially entered history as the first Arab racquet to enter the top 10 in the ranking. Before the Tunisian, no one else had succeeded, not even among men. The leap from position number 14 to 8, made official by the WTA ranking published today, was possible thanks to access to the semifinal of Indian Wells, then won by Paula Badosa who triumphed in the final overnight. "This is a dream come true. This is something I wanted. I always wanted to get there, to be number 1 in the world. The Top 10, I know, is the beginning", said Jabeur in recent days, after passing for 7-5, 6-3 Anett Kontaveit. "I know - he added - that this place has belonged to me for a long time. But I want to show that I deserve to be here, I deserve to be one of the top ten players.There are a lot of things I need to improve. "Before the 27-year-old's result, Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui's 14th place had been the best in 2003 and 2004.
Winning Indian Wells, last 1000 of the season, Badosa has gained 14 places in the WTA rankings.
The Spaniard, who in the final overtook Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (2) and thus obtained the second title out of two finals played in the season and in her career, is now at 13 / o place.
The Belarusian, who saw the dream of winning the third trophy on Californian
hardcourt vanish,
nevertheless gained six positions, stopping at number 26.
The top 3 WTA remains unchanged (Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Karolina Pliskova) while the first among the Italian is Camila Giorgi, 36 / a, who gained two positions, followed by Jasmine Paolini (54 / a), who climbed nine.