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Who can challenge Iga Swiatek for world No 1? Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina are all in the frame; former Olympic champion Monica Puig examines the field
Iga Swiatek stands head and shoulders above the rest in the WTA rankings but the three-time Grand Slam champion now has a "target on her back" with Aryna Sabalenka ready to challenge the world No 1.
Swiatek pulled well ahead of the pack last year following Ashleigh Barty's retirement, collecting her second and third Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and the US Open.
Winning her first major on hard courts in New York was a big moment for Swiatek, whose best surface by some distance is clay.
She will be clear favourite to make it three titles in four years at the 2023 French Open.