NY Times · May 29, 2023
Women’s Tennis Suddenly Has a Big(ish) Three
Aryna Sabalenka, left, defeated Iga Swiatek in the Madrid Open final this month and has said that overtaking Swiatek for No. 1 in the women’s singles rankings has been a primary motivator.Credit...Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesIga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have won a combined five Grand Slam singles titles. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have won 64.
Swiatek, Rybakina and Sabalenka have been at the top of the sport for roughly a year. Some combination of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic has been there the last 20.