Coco Gauff‘s troubles continue to mount. Last month, the American star suffered a shocking first-round exit at Wimbledon, losing to Dayana Yastremska in straight sets (7-6(3), 6-1). That loss crushed her hopes of claiming a Channel Slam this year. Still, Gauff fought hard in Montreal. Despite making a staggering 23 double faults in her opening match against Collins, she bounced back by racing past Kudermetova. Yet her run was cut short when No. 85 Victoria Mboko handed her a 1-6, 4-6 defeat. Now, the path looks wide open for Iga Swiatek!
After Swiatek’s Wimbledon win shook the tennis world, she’s been climbing fast at the Canadian Open. Though she briefly dropped out of the WTA top five, she quickly surged past Jessica Pegula to secure the No. 3 spot. Adding to that, Aryna Sabalenka’s withdrawal from Montreal to rest after a grueling season has handed Swiatek a golden opportunity to climb even higher in the rankings.
On Saturday, Coco Gauff missed her chance to reach the quarterfinals in Canada. Meanwhile, Swiatek now faces Clara Tauson in the Round of 16. If the Pole advances, things could get very tricky for Gauff. The points race is heating up, and every match counts!
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Currently, live rankings show Gauff holding 7,789 points. But come Monday, she’ll lose 120 points, dropping to 7,669. Swiatek, on the other hand, won’t lose a single point. That means the gap between them could shrink to just 736 points in the worst-case scenario. Every victory Swiatek claws out in Montreal pulls her closer to that coveted No. 2 spot.
And if Iga Swiatek takes the National Bank Open title? She’ll leap right behind Sabalenka, who faces a massive challenge defending 3,000 points in Cincinnati and the US Open. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
It’s a massive surge for Swiatek. But for Coco Gauff? This only raises the challenge of overtaking Aryna and reaching No. 1 for the first time. The clock is ticking, the pressure’s mounting, and the rankings race is more thrilling than ever!
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