Iga Swiatek dismantled Jessica Pegula to progress to the semi-finals at the 2026 Italian Open, but how has the result affected the WTA Rankings?<\/p>\n
World No 3 Swiatek crushed fifth-ranked Pegula 6-1, 6-2 in the last eight at the WTA 1000 tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome.<\/p>\n
In a one-sided contest, Swiatek won 58 of the 90 points and broke Pegula twice in each set, while she did not face a single break point on her own serve.<\/p>\n
Speaking in her on-court interview, Swiatek<\/a> said: \u201cYeah, for sure, the stuff we did for the last weeks helped a lot. I feel much better and a lot of confidence on my shots.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I was using that from the beginning of the match today and putting pressure on Jessie. So I\u2019m really happy with the way I played.\u201d<\/p>\n Swiatek began the Italian Open on 6,948 points in the world No 3 position in the WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n The six-time Grand Slam champion was defending 65 points in Rome after she fell in the third round at last year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n WTA Tour News<\/p>\n Italian Open: Iga Swiatek reveals Francisco Roig\u2019s \u2018nice touch\u2019 as things start to click on clay<\/a><\/p>\n WTA Rankings: Sorana Cirstea closes in on career milestone as retirement fairytale continues<\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n By reaching the semi-finals in Rome this year, Swiatek has collected 390 points, which has increased her points total to 7,273 in the Live WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n Swiatek\u2019s win against Pegula has ensured that she will retain the world No 3 spot when the WTA Rankings officially update next week. If she reaches the final, she will jump to 7,533 points, while winning the title would lift her to 7,883 points.<\/p>\n