Swiatek to take over Barty's world No. 1 spot after Miami victory
Iga Swiatek will replace Ash Barty as the number one women's player in the world after her 6-2 6-0 thrashing of Viktorija Golubic in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.
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Iga Swiatek será la próxima número uno del mundo
, que anunció su retirada del tenis el miércoles, ya tiene sucesora como número uno del ranking mundial: será , que se aupará a lo más alto de la clasificación el 4 de abril cuando se actualice y la australiana lo abandone por petición propia. La polaca de 20 años obtuvo ante la suiza Viktorija Golubic (6-2 y 6-0 en 74 minutos) la victoria que necesitaba para asegurarse el puesto y que Paula Badosa, que era la otra candidata, no se lo arrebatara en caso de que la española alzara el trofeo.
'Not surprised' - Mats Wilander hails 'complete player' Iga Swiatek as No. 1 in waiting after shock Ash Barty retirement
Mats Wilander has said he is «not surprised» that «complete player» Iga Swiatek is set to take over as the world No. 1 after Ashleigh Barty's shock retirement. Barty was tipped to dominate for the next decade after ending a 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open, with Eurosport expert Wilander believing she could win 10 more Grand Slams after taking women’s tennis to the “next level”.
Simona Halep withdraws from Miami Open with leg injury, out for three weeks
Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open ahead of her second-round match on Thursday with a leg injury that the former world number one said will keep her out of action for three weeks. Romanian world number 19 Halep, who reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells last week and had a first-round bye in Miami, said she felt a sharp pain in her left leg while practising for her match with Australian wild card Daria Saville. "I had been struggling with the thigh since my semi-final in Indian Wells and hoped it would improve, but I went for an MRI last night and unfortunately it showed a tear," twice Grand Slam champion Halep wrote on Twitter.
Halep withdraws from Miami Open with leg injury
Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Miami Open ahead of her second-round match due to a leg injury.
Tennis-Halep withdraws from Miami Open with leg injury, out for three weeks
(Reuters) - Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open ahead of her second-round match on Thursday with a leg injury that the former world number one said will keep her out of action for three weeks.
Halep withdraws from Miami Open with leg injury, out for three weeks
Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open ahead of her second-round match on Thursday with a leg injury that the former world number one said will keep her out of action for three weeks.
Saudi Arabia qualifies for World Cup
SYDNEY: Substitute Kaoru Mitoma scored twice in the dying minutes as Japan beat Australia 2-0 on Thursday to book their place at a seventh straight World Cup and in doing so also helped Saudi Arabia qualify. It was a crushing blow for an understrength Socceroos who now face a perilous play-off to keep alive their hopes of making Qatar.