Iga Swiatek, Anett Kontaveit and Jelena Ostapenko have chance at world No. 1 after Ashleigh Barty withdrawal

As Daniil Medvedev dethroned Novak Djokovic as men’s world No. 1 this week, the movement at the top of the women’s rankings was minimal. A few players moving up a couple of places, a few players dropping down one or two places.

At the top there was no change; there hasn’t been for 110 weeks now. Ad/> With 117 weeks in total spent at the top of the rankings, Ashleigh Barty has tied Justine Henin in seventh place for the most weeks as women’s world No. 1.

Monica Seles (178 weeks) is next. TennisWawrinka sets return date, but when are Federer, Williams, Kyrgios back?2 HOURS AGO But things are hotting up beneath Barty, who has announced she will not be playing Indian Wells or the Miami Open this month as her «body has not recovered the way» she hoped after winning the Australian Open. French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova has moved ahead of Aryna Sabalenka into the world No.

2 spot. Iga Swiatek has jumped four spots to equal her career-best ranking of No.4 after winning in Doha, while runner-up Anett Kontaveit is up into fifth. Jelena Ostapenko, who has been in excellent form this month, is up into No.

12. Swiatek, Kontaveit and Ostapenko could be the ones to watch over the next few months in the pursuit of Barty. Barty withdraws from Indian Wells, Miami Azarenka 'devastated' by invasion of Ukraine Swiatek: I want to drive, not party, after win Swiatek was in red-hot form at the Qatar Open as she only dropped one set on her way to winning her fourth career title.