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Polish tennis players competed or planned to compete in Asian tournaments in Ningbo and Tokyo.
Last week, both of the best Polish tennis players were supposed to compete in Ningbo, China, but they withdrew from the competition for health reasons. Iga Świątek also announced that she will not appear on the court this season.
On Monday, the organizers of the tournament in Tokyo announced that Maja Chwalińska had withdrawn due to an injury.
Magdalena Fręch moved from 47th to 50th place in the WTA ranking, and Magda Linette from 77th to 71st place.
However, the biggest reason to be happy for the Polish women may be Katarzyna Kawa, who, thanks to reaching the quarterfinals in Ningbo, where she lost to the leader of the ranking, Yelena Rybakina from Kzakhstan, advanced from 128th to 106th position, which means that she has never been ranked so high before.
In Ningbo, Rybakina triumphed and strengthened her lead. She is followed by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Russian Mirra Andreeva.
Top WTA Tour tennis players ranking - as of October 26, 2026:

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