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JABEUR BECOMES FIRST ARAB PLAYER IN TOP-10; BADOSA JUMPS TO 13TH IN WTA RANKINGS

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur has made her Top 10 debut in WTA rankings of singles on Monday where she has become the first Arab woman or man to enter tennis’ elite ranking bracket.

Jabeur solidified her spot in the Top 10 debut following her win over Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit earlier on Thursday in their quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. It marked Jabeur’s 48th match-win of 2021, the most by any player on the WTA Tour this season. She reached the 8th position in the WTA rankings.

Spain’s Paula Badosa who defeated Ons Jabeur in the sem-final by 6-3, 6-3 en route to the Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells jumped to the 13th spot after jumping 14 places in the rankings. She excelled the final WTA 1000 event of the season by overcoming Victoria Azarenka.

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