The WTA Asian swing has begun, and after a week of transition, new stars have emerged. Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah and American teenager Iva Jovic notably secured their first professional titles, making a strong jump in the WTA Race and setting them up for a potential year-end ranking.

Meanwhile, the top-10 major stars saw no movement following the US Open. The advantage is clearly with Aryna Sabalenka (9,610 points), who has a lead of over 2,000 points on her closest pursuer, Iga Swiatek (7,534 points). For now, they are the only two players to have qualified for Riyadh, with six spots still up for grabs in the final part of the season.

The American contingent seems poised to claim a good number of the remaining spots. Currently, the qualification cut is at 5,420 points, although this

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