On Monday, the WTA will have a new No.1 player, for the first time after 75 weeks. Aryna Sabalenka will replace Iga Swiatek on the top and world No.5 Ons Jabeur is happy about it.
Having narrowly missed the chance to dethrone Swiatek at the previous two Grand Slams, Sabalenka is finally seizing the opportunity, helped by Jelena Ostapenko who upset Swiatek in the fourth round. Jabeur is aware of all the instances this career milestone slipped through Sabalenka’s fingers, so the Tunisian praises her colleague’s new achievement, with a hilarious statement:
I’m so happy for Aryna […] I think she deserves to be No.