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ARYNA SABALENKA AND SWIATEK SUFFER RANKING SETBACK IN WTA CIRCUIT
Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and other top-10 WTA stars face ranking point penalties for skipping mandatory tournaments. The fines come just weeks before the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh.
Aryna Sabalenka - Photo Credit: Getty Images
The WTA's end-of-season rankings are likely to penalize prominent figures in women's tennis, including Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
After winning the season's final Grand Slam, the US Open, at the start of last month, the Belarusian is still on track to finish the year at the top of the women's tennis rankings for the second year in a row.
Second in the rankings is Swiatek, who had a difficult start to the year but recovered to win SW19 this summer. American sensations Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova are right behind her in third and fourth place, respectively.
However, both athletes will be docked for breaking a regulation set down by their respective sport's governing body.
Madison Keys, the Australian Open champion and eighth-ranked player in the world, is also expected to lose points.
In addition, Anisimova and Gauff will be penalized before the WTA Finals in Riyadh next month.
Before the season ends, Aryna Sabalenka will lose ranking points from the WTA.
Iga Swiatek, a fellow celebrity, will also face consequences for violating an organization regulation.
Five of the top ten players have not participated in the six WTA 500 tournaments that the organization requires.
After the Grand Slams, which are not organized by either the men's or women's tour, and the Masters, where a maximum of 1000 points can be earned, the 500 tournaments rank third in terms of prestige among ATP and WTA tennis competitions.
In exchange, players who miss required events are "zeroed out," which essentially means that any points they earned from tournaments they did participate in are penalized.
Only three 500 events were participated in by Sabalenka, Gauff, Anisimova, and Swiatek; Sabalenka and Swiatek each won one, the Korea Open and the Brisbane International, respectively.
None of the players chose to compete in last week's similarly rated Ningbo Open in an attempt to "make up" lost points, and Keys played four 500 events in 2025, just missing the cutoff.
Consequently, Swiatek will be fined 65 points, Keys 54 points, and Sabalenka, Gauff, and Anisimova 10 points each.
The player's rankings prior to the Saudi Arabian Finals, however, are probably unaffected by any of the deductions.
However, Swiatek lost points for competing in just two 500 events in 2024, while Sabalenka's world-No. 1 ranking was taken away. The deductions came a year after comparable demerits made all the difference.
After missing six events, Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff will also be docked.
Since her unexpected first-round US Open exit, Madison Keys has chosen to take a long hiatus.
Sabalenka has been enjoying some vacation in Dubai prior to the WTA Finals in Riyadh.
As players plan their year, Swiatek has been candid about the pressures of the tour and the psychological effects of required events.
The former French Open champion criticized the WTA's attempt to make events mandatory as unwise in his most recent remarks, which were made during the China Open.
In Beijing, Swiatek stated, "I do not think any top player will genuinely be able to achieve this, for example, playing the six 500 events." "There is simply no way to fit it into the schedule."
However, I do believe that we need to be wise about it, not really care about the rules, and just consider what is best for us. Yes, it is difficult.
"Now that I have made the decision to participate in all of these required tournaments, the only thing I can do is to just take care of my body and recover."
Additionally, I have a strong team supporting me in that regard. I have enough experience to sort of know what to do. I am in good physical condition.
All five players are concentrating on getting ready for the WTA Finals by choosing not to compete in the season's final 500.
While Anisimova, Swiatek, and Gauff have taken similar breaks after winning in Wuhan, Sabalenka has established her training base in Dubai following a semi-final loss at the Wuhan Open. Sabalenka even spent some time relaxing at her hotel with her tennis "soulmate," Paula Badosa.
Since her humiliating first-round loss to Renata Zarazua at the US Open, Keys has been training in Florida.
RED BULL STAY CALM, COOL, AND CONFIDENT DESPITE MCLAREN MOMENTUM
Red Bull's Laurent Mekies denies their 2025 car focus is due to 2026 PU concerns, calling it a strategic choice to improve development tools. As Lando Norris retakes the title lead, the F1 championship battle intensifies.
Red Bull Unfazed by McLaren Rise - COURTESY/PHOTO
In Mexico, McLaren CEO Andrea Stella implied that Red Bull's choice to continue working on its 2025 vehicle was a reflection of a lack of clarity surrounding the upcoming Red Bull-Ford power unit.
However, that notion has been rejected by team manager Laurent Mekies and Dr. Helmut Marko.
Mekies stated it has nothing to do with 2026.
"We would have too many unanswered questions going into 2026 if we did not get the most out of this car by the end of the season. We made the decision to spend more money on this vehicle in order to fix its shortcomings and increase its speed.
It greatly increases our confidence in our 2026 tools, strategies, and techniques. Yes, the new project will require less time and effort, but it was a deliberate choice. Performance has nothing to do with it.
According to the Frenchman, the team's strategy is centered on comprehension rather than risk. "We think there will be a net benefit, so we are doing this. We can apply our methods to 2026 and are now verifying them. If it led to difficulties, we would not do it.
Yes, there is a cost, but we think it is worthwhile.
Red Bull's momentum was halted by Mexico as Norris resumed his winning ways, despite Verstappen's recent race surge. Despite replacing an unproductive Oscar Piastri as the championship leader, Verstappen actually cut his overall lead to 36 points.
Norris' resounding win was a welcome change for Stella. Verstappen is still a competitor, but we have the advantage in the next races, he stated.
We have demonstrated that we have a car that can win races and, in some situations, dominate, which has boosted confidence in the championship.
This is the most crucial element that permits Lando and Oscar to compete for the Drivers' Championship, the Italian engineer continued. It has to do with competitiveness, not mathematics. Although the previous races in Austin, Baku, Singapore, and Monza were challenging, we have now once again proven our strength.
In Mexico, Piastri's decline worsened, but Stella stayed positive. Oscar claimed that despite losing some points to Verstappen, he gained a lot of knowledge this past weekend. To make sure you are competitive in every situation during the last stretch, you make that kind of investment. We are stronger and more hopeful when we leave Mexico.
Marko of Red Bull concurred that the battle is still open. "It is no longer assured that one team dominates at a circuit, and there are still 116 points available," he remarked.
We still have a shot. Since Max is the center of attention, I hope the two McLarens stick to their fair play policy.
Verstappen's pace in Mexico, according to Marko, was more powerful than it seemed. In race trim, we knew we would perform better. Max compared himself to a hunting hound, saying that once he scents anything, all else vanishes and he attacks.
But at McLaren, the focus is already shifting from gearboxes to mentalities. Now at the top of the rankings, Norris is under increased scrutiny after the Mexican fans jeered him.
"The question now is whether Norris can take use of his second chance as title leader - or if things will turn unstable again," former Formula One driver Timo Glock told Sky Deutschland. Has he comprehended why the pressure was too severe for him earlier, why he couldn't drive freely back then?
The odds are on his side if he has and has figured out how to deal with it, Glock continued. It is easier said than done, though. It is a completely different picture once the helmet is on and the pressure increases.
JANNIK SINNER BREAKS SILENCE ON POSSIBLE DAVIS CUP REVERSAL
Jannik Sinner is standing firm on his decision to skip the 2025 Davis Cup, showing frustration at repeated questions. The Italian star prioritises his off-season and 2026 Australian Open preparation over defending the title.
Jannik Sinner Addresses Buzz Around His Davis Cup Future - PHOTO: EPA
When Jannik Sinner's decision to skip the 2025 Davis Cup Finals next month was brought up again, he appeared a little miffed.
Top players commit to competing in the finals because of its scheduling, which runs from November 18 to November 23. They would only have a little more than a month off until 2026 starts if they played until late November.
During Team Italy's championship runs in 2023 and 2024, Sinner was their lucky charm. The nation's remarkable recent supremacy in the sport was established by the women's victories in the Billie Jean King Cup in 2024 and 2025.
Even if the 2025 finals will be placed in Bologna, Italy's chances of winning the Davis Cup for a third time in a row appear to be slim after Sinner declared he would not participate.
The four-time Grand Slam champion said he had previously won two Davis Cups with his Italian colleagues and that he planned to use the additional week to get ready for the Australian Open in 2026.
Nicola Pietrangeli, a fellow Italian legend and two-time French Open champion, was not pleased with Sinner's choice or his justification for it. He believes that modern players are more concerned with money than with patriotism and that it was disrespectful to their nation.
Sinner stated that while people have the right to their opinions, he did not wish to contribute anything further in reaction to the criticism. It is possible that the ATP world No. 2 assumed the topic would be abandoned at that point.
Rather, a reporter at the 2025 Paris Masters questioned Sinner about the possibility of changing his mind. It is still mathematically conceivable to finish as the year-end No. 1 because Sinner had stated that it would be impossible before Alcaraz's surprise defeat by Cameron Norrie in Paris.
Compared to his response to Pietrangeli's and others' criticism, Sinner's response was even more succinct and direct. The 24-year-old reiterated that he had nothing else to say and indicated the choice had been made.
"No, the choice has been made. However, I covered everything a few days ago.
Sinner's frustration with the inquiries surrounding his Davis Cup selection was evident. Even though it makes some sense, missing a home team event is an unavoidable consequence of being a top player.
Recently, Sinner criticised the four Grand Slams.
Sinner was irritated with the four Grand Slams in a different interview for not doing more to address concerns about prize money and other advantages, including healthcare and pensions, that were brought up by elite players earlier this year.
The Wimbledon champion this year expressed frustration that the major events wanted to address some other concerns before fully interacting with players and said that initially, encouraging conversations had not resulted in any follow-up steps.
Twenty elite athletes, 10 from the ATP and 10 from the WTA, wrote to the Grand Slams earlier this season to request a larger share of the money made to be distributed as prize money and other benefits.
It will be interesting to watch if the Grand Slams address those issues and make adjustments in 2026.
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