Top padel player Agra sasabak sa Melbourne Open

DESIDIDO si Jessica Agra na mapahusay ang kanyang International Padel Federation (FIP) ranking sa pamamagitan ng pagsali sa maraming tournaments ngayon taon.

Kasalukuyan siyang sa No.340 sa FIP ranking, na kung saan ay ang governing body ng sport.

Sa Philippine Padel Association (PPA) women’s pro ranking,siya ang No.1 na may 6960 points.

PPA founder Alenna Dawn Magpantay ang pangalawa na may 5740 points,kasunod si Christine PPA founder Alenna Dawn Magpantay is second with 5740 points, followed by Christine Patrimonio (3900), Bambi Zoleta (3420), Mayumi Penntoft (2660) and Joanna Tan (2600). Alessa Belbes, Jessica Lucas at Michelle Dickson ay tabla sa eighth place na may parehong tig-with 2000 points.

“It’s nice to end the year taking the No. 1 spot since 2024 was the year I shifted my focus to sports again and took padel seriously. The hard work is starting to pay off and I’m proud of my progress in 2024,” Wika ng 32-year-old lawyer sa panayam Huwebes.

Una sa kanyang listahan ay ang Melbourne Open, na silver category event sa 2025 Cupra FIP Tour naka iskedyol sa susunod na Linggo.

Kasangga ni Agra ang Japan national team member Yoshino Kushima, na No.301 sa mundo.

Sila ay ranked No.8 sa tournament na may 23 points (Agra with 10 and Kushima, 13) sa likuran ni Marcella Koek at Bo Luttikhuis ng Netherlands (682 points), Catherine Rose at Aimee Gibson ng Great Britain (359), Maaike Betz at Janine Hemmes ng Netherlands (193), Carla Fernandez Gonzalez at Norea Guerra Santana ng Spain (102), Marie-Amelie Dardaine at Camille Sireix ng France (101), Victoria Kurz at Denise Hoefer ng Germany (92), at Kotomi Ozawa ng Japan at Constanza Sampaio Kokorelis ng Portugal (44).

Agra, dating junior tennis player na nagbulsa ng 3 ITF double titles, ay ranked No.2 sa Asia Pacific Padel Tour (APPT) rankings nakaraang Mayo matapos makopo ang Phuket Open sa Thailand kasama si Indonesian Beatrice Gumulya.

Matapos makamit ang No.1 spot sa Hunyo, nagsimula siyang sumabak sa event sanctioned ng FIP, kasangga ang Fil-Omani Sarah Al Balushi in Abu Dhabi, Swiss national player Gaelle Rey sa Manila at Mexican Elizabeth Hernandez sa Dubai.