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 Aryna Sabalenka wins Linz Title; replaces Serena Williams in top 10 positioning 

 November 17, 2020 

On November 16, 2020, Aryna Sabalenka won the Linz Open. The 22-year old Belarusian exchanged spots with Serena Williams who has dropped to eleventh in positioning. Serena has not played since French Open because of her Achilles injury. 

Aryna Sabalenka 

She is a Belarusian Tennis player. She has been positioned at number 9 in singles and number 2 in duplicates by the Women Tennis Association. Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam at the 2019 US Open. In all she has won twelve Women Tennis Association (WTA) titles. 

Linz Open 

It is played in hardcourts. It is supported by Generali Gruppe. It is normally held in Linz, Austria. Since 2009, it is assigned as WTA International Tournament. 

Positioning 

Ashleigh Barty stays at the top even in the wake of skipping US and French Open in 2020. 

Tennis Courts 

There are four significant sorts of tennis courts in particular earth courts, grass courts, hard courts and rug courts. 

Mud courts 

Earth courts are made of stones, squashed shale or block. The French Open is the main Grand Slam Tournament that utilizes Clay Courts. Cost of upkeep of these courts are higher. 

Grass Courts 

They are the quickest sorts of courts. Grass courts are utilized at Wimbledon. 

Hard Courts 

They are made of Acrylic to give more prominent consistency of bob. They are quicker than mud however not as quicker than grass courts. The US Open and Australian Open are played in Hard courts. The US Open is played in Deco turf and the Australian Open is played in GreenSet. 

Terrific Slam 

The Grand Slam competitions are the four most significant yearly tennis occasions. They are US Open, Australia Open, French Open and Wimbledon. These competitions are worked by the International Tennis Federation. The title of Grand Slam is won after a player wins all the four significant titles.


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