After waiting for a long time, Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar's efforts finally paid off.
This week, Abdul-Jabbar's singles ranking ranked among the world's top ten for the first time.
On October 18, after Indian Wells reached the semifinals, her singles ranking had gone from 14th in the world to 8th in the world, becoming the first Arab tennis player in history to enter the top 10.
"I'm really happy, it's a very meaningful thing." Abdul-Jabbar told reporters, "That's the goal I set from the beginning of the season, when my goal was to be in the top ten in the world. Honestly, the process is very tough. Since 2019, my rankings and points have begun to hit a bottleneck of upward mobility, and I feel very distressed. ”
But then, Abdul-Jabbar began to adjust his mindset. By continuing to win some key matches, her confidence also began to improve. Since ranking in the top 20 in the world, it has quickly reached the top ten in the world.
"The only thing I have to say now is to work harder and keep winning games to prove I deserve the position. At the same time, I know that I still have a lot to change. Getting into the top 10 wasn't easy and I wanted to stay in that position a little longer as possible. ”
Two months ago, two weeks before the U.S. Open, Abdul-Jabbar was just in the top 20.
Before Abdul-Jabbar, the three highest-ranked Arab tennis players were all from Morocco and were all male: Arnoi, who was ranked 14th in the world in the 2003 ATP rankings; Arazzi, who reached a career-high of 22nd in 2001; and Arrelli, who reached 25th in 2000.
In fact, Abdul-Jabbar was only ranked 22nd at the Olympics in August. Since then, she has finished 15 wins and 5 losses, rising all the way up to 18th.
After Indian missing out on the final, Jabbar will continue to play in Mexico this week. So far, she has won 48 singles games this season, topping the WTA. Next, if she wins two more singles wins, she will be the first female player of the year to win 50.
She also has hopes of making the WTA Year-end Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico, this year.
"Now a lot of players are playing well and the championship points between us are very close. I'm doing everything I can to overtake them and try to get to the year-end finals. She said of the finals. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)
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