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Muguruza slips to 3rd spot in WTA rankings
Madrid, Jan 8 (IANS) Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain slipped from second to third place in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, released on Monday, due to her withdrawal from the Brisbane International because of muscle cramps.
Romanian Simona Halep managed to stay atop the rankings after winning the Shenzhen Open title in China on Saturday, reports Efe.
Carolina Wozniacki of Denmark moved up one place to be ranked second, just 90 points ahead of Muguruza.
Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina climbed to fourth place after her win in Brisbane, replacing Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, who fell to sixth.
The current WTA rankings and point scores are as follows:
1. Simona Halep (Romania) 6,425 points
2. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6,095
3. Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 6,005
4. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 5,785
5. Venus Williams (US) 5,567
6. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 5,445
7. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 4,901
8. Caroline Garcia (France) 4,385
9. Johanna Konta (Britain) 3,600
10. Coco Vandeweghe (US) 3,258.
–IANS
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.