Emma Raducanu has continued her rise back up the WTA rankings, with the British tennis star now up to world No. 33 following her third-round US Open exit last month
Emma Raducanu’s recent form has seen her rise to world No. 33 in the WTA rankings. The jump is a welcome boost for the British tennis star who has battled injuries and inconsistent performances in recent years.
The 22-year-old shot to stardom after winning the US Open title in 2021 as a teenage qualifier. Last month at Flushing Meadows, she beat both Ena Shibahara and Janice Tjen before being ousted by world No. 10 Elena Rybakina in a swift 62-minute third-round encounter.
Despite this, her performance in New York further cemented her upward trajectory in the women’s tennis world rankings, climbing from No. 39 at the tournament’s start.
Following a two-spot climb last week, Raducanu has once again ascended one place to become world No. 33 – a significant leap from her No. 60 ranking at the year’s start. This is her highest ranking since July 2022, when she reached a career-best 10th in the world.
Raducanu, set to face Jaqueline Cristian at the Korea Open on Tuesday, has made remarkable progress since three years ago when her defence of the US Open title ended abruptly with a straight-sets defeat by Alize Cornet.
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That year, her continuous struggles saw her plummet down the rankings to 83rd. Fellow British player, Sonay Kartal, is now experiencing the same frustration that Raducanu once felt.
The 23-year-old Brighton-born star has seen her world ranking plummet an astonishing 29 places this week, from No. 53 to 82. This follows a crushing defeat in the first round of the US Open in August, where she lost 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 to Brazilian 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
She confessed to feeling “helpless” as she was disappointingly knocked out, having suffered with debilitating cramp, something that was new to the young Brit.
“It was tough. I’ve never lost a match from cramp before, ever. It was a little bit odd for me,” admitted Kartal, who was making her New York main-draw debut.
When asked how cramps affected her, she added: “Where wasn’t I feeling it? Calves, quads, hamstrings and my fingers on the racquet.”
Earlier that month, Kartal was knocked out in the round of 32 at Tennis in the Land by Solana Sierra. Prior to that, she suffered a round of 16 defeat at Wimbledon in two sets to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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