Iga Swiatek fell short of completing another three-peat but still increased her lead in the Olympics Race to Paris. Swiatek’s 10-match undefeated run at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix came to an end when she lost to Elena Rybakina in the semifinal, but she increased her points tally in the race to 7695. Coco Gauff remained in second place with 6698 points after losing in the quarterfinal in Stuttgart. Aryna Sabalenka is the third player to accumulate at least 6000 points and is in third spot. Swiatek has virtually locked the top spot, at least for the next fortnight, leaving Gauff and Sabalenka to battle for the second spot in Madrid. Elena Rybakina has replaced Jessica Pegula in fourth place after a triumphant week in Stuttgart, during which she won her third title in 2024. Tokyo silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova is down in sixth and above Maria Sakkari. China’s Qinwen Zheng has already qualified for the tournament by winning a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games. Ons Jabeur and Daria Kasatkina are among the Top 10. A month ago, Danielle Collins didn’t have any hopes of representing her country at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But she has lifted herself into the Top 20 and is now the third-best-ranked American woman in the race. Collins won back-to-back titles in Miami and Charleston in recent w…
