At forced rest after his knee injury, Ons Jabeur officially regressed in 4th place after updating the WTA ranking, this Monday, February 20, 2023.
The American Jessica Pegula, who lost yesterday in the WTA 500 of Doha’s final against the Polish Iga Swiatek in two sets, climbed in 3rd place and now reaches 5,250 points (+250). A total sufficient to dislodge Ons Jabeur (5111 points) which is demolished in 4th place.
Having lost 2nd place in the world for the benefit of the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, victorious of the Australian Open, Ons Jabeur, was announced to the Opens of Doha and Dubai, but she had to declare because of an injury that she had been dragging since her last participation in Melbourne, at the end of January, where she was eliminated in the 2nd round.
