SOFIA KENIN UPSETS COCO GAUFF IN THE FIRST ROUND AT WIMBLEDON 😱
Big win for Sofia Kenin in updated WTA Rankings, back into top 100 after Wimbledon resurgence
WTATuesday, 18 July 2023 at 01:00
Sofia Kenin
was one of the big beneficiaries of her Wimbledon run and has returned to the
top 100.
The sanction
that Wimbledon had last year meant that players didn't receive points in 2022,
leaving many players who had good runs at SW19 without any ranking boosts.
The
emblematic case was Elena Rybakina, who, despite being the champion that year,
remained outside the top 20 until the beginning of 2023 when she quickly
climbed to the top 10 after being a finalist at the Australian Open (defeated
by Aryna Sabalenka).
This year,
all participants had the chance to earn points since none of them were
defending points from the previous year.
One of
those who had reasons to celebrate was Sofia Kenin, the former Australian Open
champion who hasn't found the consistency that took her to world No. 4, and
after dealing with several injuries, she's now aiming for a comeback to the top
of the rankings.
Kenin won
her first three qualifying matches, defeating Tylor Townsend in the decisive
match to enter the main draw. There, she surprised everyone by defeating the
7th seed Coco Gauff. She didn't stop there; in the second round, she eliminated
Chinese player Wang Xinyu, but she fell in the third round against Svitolina.
With this
result, Kenin climbed 37 spots, reaching world No. 91, marking her return to
the top 100 after 16 months.
Another
beneficiary was Elina Svitolina, who has seen an incredible rise in the
rankings in recent weeks after winning the title in Strasbourg and reaching the
quarterfinals in the French Open. The Ukrainian defeated Venus Williams, Elise
Mertens (28th seed), Kenin, Victoria Azarenka (19th seed), and world No. 1 Iga
Swiatek, but she lost to Marketa Vondrousova in the semifinals.
Svitolina
advanced 49 spots and is now ranked world No. 27, making her the highest-ranked
Ukrainian, surpassing Anhelina Kalinina by just one spot. With this, she
practically secures a seeded position in the upcoming US Open, considering that
she doesn't have any points to defend in the coming weeks.
✅ Venus Williams ✅ Sofia Kenin ✅ Victoria Azarenka ✅ Iga Swiatek Not to be this year, but what an inspired run it’s been. 👏 @ElinaSvitolina | #Wimbledon
Other
players also made significant jumps in the rankings. Champion Vondrousova
climbed 32 spots and entered the top 10 for the first time in her career.
Russian
sensation Mirra Andreeva reached the octaves finals from the qualifiers and
defeated two seeds along the way, Krejcikova (10th) and Potpova (22nd),
reaching her best ranking at world No. 66, and making her debut in the top 100.
The biggest winners of Wimbledon: 🇨🇿Marketa Vondrousova ⬆️32 (10 miejsce) 🇺🇦Elina Svitolina ⬆️49 (27) Mirra Andreeva ⬆️36 (66) 🇺🇸Sofia Kenin ⬆️37 (91) 🇷🇸Natalija Stevanovic ⬆️80 (145) 🇸🇮Kaja Juvan ⬆️75 (169) 🇨🇳Yafan Wang ⬆️50 (182) #Wimbledon #wta
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