She’s just the fourth woman in the last decade to hit that number after Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty and Iga Swiatek.

The first hard-court leg of the calendar year saw new champions, overwhelming upsets, and a resurgence of players in the new era.

Sabalenka reinforced her claim to No. 1 in Miami. Now, of her increasingly complete game, she says, “I think I’ve got everything to be a good player on the clay courts."