Beijing time on March 24 news, just announced yesterday's retirement of the world's first Barty, today officially confirmed that it will remove its own world ranking. With Barty's points and standings removed, the WTA will have a new ball queen after next week's Miami stop.
Barty said she would apply to the WTA to remove her rankings, which she saw as a fresh start to the Tour and a complete farewell to professional tennis. According to the WTA ranking system, if a player applies to clear the ranking immediately after retirement, her name will be removed from the system after the next world ranking is announced.
The next WTA World Rankings will be officially announced on April 4, and two people are currently hoping to compete for the throne of Xinke World No. 1, namely Sviatek, who is ranked No. 2 in the world, and Bardoza, who is no. 3 in the world, has lost the opportunity to hit the world number one on April 4 as the world no. 3 Klechkova withdrew from the Miami race.
In terms of instant points, Sviatek, who has just won the WTA 1000 event back-to-back, has a very clear lead. Sviatek is currently 956 points ahead of Badosa and can secure her world number one spot in the new edition as long as she wins a game in Miami. Even if Sviatek doesn't win a game in Miami, as long as Bardoza ultimately fails to win the title, Sviatek can still become the new queen.
At just 20 years old, Sviatek will set multiple WTA records if he topped the world first place. She will become the 28th player to be ranked no. 2 in the world since the introduction of the computer ranking system in 1975. Sviatek will create a new history and become the world's first WTA after 00. At the same time, she will surpass A-Radwanska to become the first player in Polish history to be ranked no. 1 in the world.
The young Sviatek has so far won five tour titles, including the 2020 French Open and three WTA 1000 titles. After Barty chose to retire, Sviatek fully assumed the role of the WTA's new leader.