IGA Swiatek’s victory in the US Open saw her extend her lead at the top of the WTA rankings today while beaten finalist Ons Jabeur moved up to second.

Swiatek, 21, is so dominant she has more than twice as many points as the Tunisian, 10,365 to 5,090.

Jabeur returns to the no. 2 spot, which the 28-year-old also occupied at the end of June after reaching the Wimbledon final.

Caroline Garcia lost to Jabeur in the US Open semi-finals, but thanks to her best ever showing in a Grand Slam the French player surges seven places to 10th.

Coco Gauff also benefits from a good outing at Flushing Meadows, moving into the top 10 in rising four places to eighth.

Serena Williams is more than likely to retire from the sport that saw her win 23 Grand Slams after losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open.

Her performance in New York saw the 40-year-old rise to 321, well shy of the no. 1 ranking she ended the year on on five occasions.

Rankings:

1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 10,365 points

2. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 5,090

3. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4,300

4. Paula Badosa (ESP) 3,980

5. Jessica Pegula (USA) 3,501

6. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 3,480

7. Aryna Sabalenka 3,470

8. Coco Gauff (USA) 3,047

9. Simona Halep (ROM) 3,025

10. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 2,930

11. Daria Kasatkina 2,895

12. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2,776

13. Veronika Kudermetova 2,436

14. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2,335

15. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2,325

16. Danielle Collins (USA) 2,277

17. Madison Keys (USA) 2,248

18. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 2,238

19. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 2,187

20. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 2,007

Selected:

321. Serena Williams (USA) 191. – AFP, September 12, 2022.