Breaking News: Wimbledon women’s singles seeds confirmed as Iga Swiatek at No 1 and Coco Gauff corner-stoned as failure
Iga Swiatek holds a sizeable lead over her rivals as the world No 1 and she will be the top seed at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, while Coco Gauff will be seeded above Aryna Sabalenka.
Five-time Major champion Swiatek will be the top seed for the 10th consecutive Grand Slam tournament in a row — a streak that started at the 2022 French Open.
Gauff became the world No 2 for the first time following the French Open earlier this month and Wimbledon will be the first Major she will play as the second seed.
The American was battling Sabalenka for second spot last week and held onto the position after progressing further than the Belarusian at the Berlin Open.
Two-time Australian Open winner Sabalenka will be seeded third at Wimbledon, while Elena Rybakina, who triumphed at the All England Club in 2022, will be the No 4 seed.
Jessica Pegula will be seeded fifth, defending champion Marketa Vondrousova will occupy the No 6 spot, with Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng completing the top eight.
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There will be six seeded players from Russia in the women’s singles draw, which is more than any other nation. Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova, Anna Kalinskaya, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Mirra Andreeva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are all in the top 32.
The United States have the next highest number with five, with Gauff, Pegula, Danielle Collins, Madison Keys and Emma Navarro.
Katie Boulter is the only British woman who will be seeded at this year’s Championships, with the 27-year-old set to occupy the 32nd and final seeded position.
No players who would have been seeded have withdrawn from the women’s singles event. Petra Kvitova and Belinda Bencic, who are both on maternity leave, are the only players who will not feature as things stand.
Wimbledon 2024 women’s singles seeds
1. Iga Swiatek, Poland
2. Coco Gauff, United States
3. Aryna Sabalenka
4. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan
5. Jessica Pegula, United States
6. Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic
7. Jasmine Paolini, Italy
8. Zheng Qinwen, China
9. Maria Sakkari, Greece
10. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia
11. Danielle Collins, United States
12. Madison Keys, United States
13. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia
14. Daria Kasatkina
15. Liudmila Samsonova
16. Victoria Azarenka
17. Anna Kalinskaya
18. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine
19. Emma Navarro, United States
20.Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil
21. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine
22. Ekaterina Alexandrova
23. Caroline Garcia, France
24. Mirra Andreeva
25. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
26. Linda Noskova, Czech Republic
27. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic
28. Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine
29. Sorana Cirstea, Romania
30. Leylah Fernandez, Canada
31. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic
32. Katie Boulter, Great Britain
“Qualified again” – Coco Gauff celebrates Paris Olympics qualification with fun TikTok; recalls missing out in 2021 after positive Covid-19 test
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Coco Gauff recently celebrated her qualification for the Paris Olympics 2024. The 20-year-old secured her spot in the event by accumulating sufficient points between June 11, 2023, and June 10, 2024.
Gauff was also supposed to be part of the USA squad for the Tokyo Olympics but had to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19.
Three years later, she celebrated her qualification in a TikTok video which was later shared on X. Gauff first reflected on the last-minute mishap from the previous Olympics in the clip, adding a note to it.
“I missed Tokyo 2021 Olympics due testing positive for a covid a day before I was supposed to leave,” Gauff wrote.
TrendingThe clip further transitioned to a poster of the American tennis contingent for the Paris games. Celebrating the achievement, Gauff was seen dancing in front of the poster.
“Qualified again for 2024” She added.
Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, Danielle Collins and Desirae Krawczyk will be the other female tennis players who will represent the United States at the Olympics. The male tennis contingent in Paris comprises of Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Christopher Eubanks, Marcos Giron, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.
Coco Gauff previously matched the significance of the Olympics to the Grand Slams
Speaking in a press conference during the Italian Open a few months ago, Coco Gauff emphasized that the Olympics are as important to her as the Grand Slams. The Olympic tennis event begins on July 27, nearly thirteen days after the Wimbledon Championships, and will be played on clay courts. Gauff recognized that transitioning from grass to clay would be a challenging adjustment for her.
“For me, the Olympics is a top priority. I would say equal to the Grand Slams. I wouldn’t put it above or below just because I’ve never played before. This is my first time. Obviously, I always want to do well, try to get a medal. Yeah, I mean, but the prep is going to be interesting because I’ve never done the grass-to-clay transition before,” Coco Gauff said.
Gauff further expressed a relaxed approach, aiming to savor the Olympics experience without undue pressure.
“I’m not putting too much pressure on it because I really want to fully indulge in the experience. Hopefully I can have the experience multiple times in my lifetime. I’ll treat it as a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Gauff added.
Before the Olympics, the reigning US Open champion is focused on her grass campaign. She made a strong showing at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin, reaching the semifinals where Jessica Pegula ended her campaign. She is next scheduled to compete in Wimbledon as the second seed.
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