After Indian Wells: Rybakina Top 2, Eala Top 30, Gibson Top 100 Debut

Elena Rybakina didn’t win the title on Sunday at Indian Wells, instead falling in dramatic fashion to World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, but the two-time major champion still hit a special milestone on Monday.

Rybakina rises to No. 2 in the rankings for the first time, clearing the six-time major champion by 370 points. When asked for her thoughts on Sabalenka’s dominance—now totaling 82 weeks at the top, including 74 in succession—Rybakina acknowledged the difficulty of the feat.

“It’s a great achievement, of course, and to stay so long as No. 1, you need to be very consistent,” she said. “She has shown great tennis for the past couple of years. Of course, my goal is to get even higher in the ranking and reach that No. 1 spot, but I know it’s still a lot of work. It depends on the other players, too. Definitely, that’s my next big goal. I will try to do it this year, and hopefully, it happens.”

In other ranking news inside the Top 10, Elina Svitolina and Victoria Mboko each slide up one spot to No. 8 and No. 9 respectively, while Mirra Andreeva moves down to No. 10.

Eala Cracks Top 30 Two wins on her debut at Indian Wells pushed Alexandra Eala to a new career-high of No. 29. The Filipina will next head to Miami, where she will defend semifinal points at the scene of her 2025 breakout.

Gibson’s Top 100 Debut Australia’s Talia Gibson is the biggest mover inside the WTA’s Top 100. She entered Indian Wells with only two WTA wins to her name and an 0-9 lifetime record against the Top 50; she emerges with four Top 50 wins and a Top 100 debut at No. 68 after reaching the quarterfinals.