While only one main tournament took place this week on the main tour, the WTA Rankings have been updated as we head towards the China Open this week. Iga Swiatek picked up her 25th career title at the Korea Open and was the leading light this week.

But despite not moving anywhere, she is hurtling towards Aryna Sabalenka like a freight train with the World No.1 battle set to intensify over the coming months. She saw off Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final in a 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 win the title.

She earned 500 points in the WTA Rankings and is slowly getting closer to the top spot earned by Aryna Sabalenka. She holds a 560 point lead over third placed Coco Gauff. Sabalenka now sits on 11,225 points compared to 8,433 from Swiatek.

She has chance to gain this week as well as she is playing in Beij

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