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Karolina Pliskova continues to lead Women’s Tennis rankings
Madrid: Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday with 6,751 points.
This week’s rankings remained unchanged as Romanian player Simona Halep came second, followed by German Angelique Kerber, who used to lead the rankings, reports Efe.
Recently crowned Wimbledon champion Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza came fourth, ahead of fifth-placed Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina.
Karolina was born on 21st March in year 1992, is a Czech professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Pliskova has won nine singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 10 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 31 October 2016, she peaked at world No. 11 in the doubles rankings.
She reached her first career Grand Slam final at the 2016 US Open, where she was runner-up in three sets. As a junior, Pliskova won the girls’ singles event at the 2010 Australian Open, defeating Laura Robson in the final. She has also played for the Czech Republic in Fed Cup competition.
The current WTA rankings and points:
1. Karolina Pliskova (Czech) 6,751 points
2. Simona Halep (Romania) 5,770
3. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5,626
4. Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 4,991
5. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 4,935
6. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 4,860
7. Johanna Konta (UK) 4,665
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 4,410
9. Venus Williams (US) 4,052
10. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 3,940.
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.
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