Aryna Sabalenka passes Martina Hingis with latest achievement on the WTA Tour

Aryna Sabalenka enters the Italian Open in Rome as the world number one and top seed, receiving a bye into the second round where she will face either Barbora Krejcikova or Elsa Jacquemot. She arrives having suffered a surprising Madrid Open quarter-final defeat to Hailey Baptiste, who came from behind to win 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(8-6). Despite that loss, Sabalenka has reached a significant WTA rankings milestone, surpassing Martina Hingis in a notable achievement on the tour.