Aryna Sabalenka will seek to establish some semblance of good form when she competes at Wimbledon this week.
The world number one has endured a torrid time on the Tour as of late, inexplicably unravelling during defeats to Diana Shnaider and Jessica Pegula.
During her last match against Pegula, the Belarusian lost 4-6, 7-6, 6-0.
Who are you most worried about heading into Wimbledon – Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, or Iga Swiatek?
Some of the biggest names on the WTA Tour are in poor form…
Sabalenka keeps surrendering the momentum during matches – a worrying aspect of her game heading into Wimbledon.
However, failure brings new opportunity.
Sabalenka now has the chance to prove her doubters wrong once again.
Aryna Sabalenka will equal Lindsay Davenport’s total weeks as world number one
On Monday, Sabalenka is set to begin her 97th week as the world number one.
The following week, Sabalenka will join Lindsay Davenport [pictured below] on 98 weeks at world number one.
If the Belarusian maintains her world number one spot after Wimbledon, she will overtake Davenport and become the player with the 10th-most weeks spent at the world number one ranking.
Sabalenka is at risk of losing her world number one ranking to Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon.
Rybakina, who won the Australian Open earlier this year, must reach the quarter-finals to have any hope of overtaking the Belarusian in the rankings.
She would also need Sabalenka to lose before the fourth round in London.
The pair could also contest a ‘winner takes all’ type scenario should they both reach the Wimbledon final.
If they do, the winner of said final will emerge as the world number one.
“That would be amazing,” Rybakina said of the prospect of becoming world number one during her pre-tournament media duties at Wimbledon.
“But I honestly don’t think about this so much because my previous results were not as good as I wanted, and I think it’s important for me now to try to improve from each match and just take it one at a time.”
| Ranking | Player | Weeks at world number one |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 377 |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 332 |
| 3 | Serena Williams | 319 |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 260 |
| 5 | Martina Hingis | 209 |
| 6 | Monica Seles | 178 |
| 7 | Iga Świątek | 125 |
| 8 | Ashleigh Barty | 121 |
| 9 | Justine Henin | 117 |
| 10 | Lindsay Davenport | 98 |
| 11 | Aryna Sabalenka | 96 |
Aryna Sabalenka set to equal one of Martina Navratilova’s feats
Upon the conclusion of the Wimbledon Championships in two weeks time, Aryna Sabalenka will have spent 90 consecutive weeks as the world number one.
This will see the Belarusian equal Martina Navratilova’s second-best run as the world number one.
Throughout a period of her career, Navratilova held the top spot for 90 consecutive weeks.
This total represents the eighth-best total in the history of women’s tennis [in the Open Era].
Sabalenka still has a long way to go to match Navratilova’s longest streak as the world number one.
The Czech-American once held the top spot for 156 consecutive weeks – the third-longest run in WTA history.
