Emma Raducanu to debut career-high ranking of No. 11 on Monday

Emma Raducanu will debut a new career-high ranking after a pretty decent run in Stuttgart as the Brit will be No. 11 in the world.

While her run in Germany was ended by world No 1 Iga Swiatek, Raducanu was competitive against the undisputed world No 1, which suggests she is not as far away from mixing it with the biggest names in the game as some of her detractors had suggested.

Trading blows with Swiatek and putting her under real pressure as she tried to serve out for victory at 5-4 in the second set, Raducanu looked every inch a top 20 player as she battled an injury issue to turn in one of her best performances yet on the WTA Tour.

Raducanu’s run in Stuttgart will give her a rankings boost, as she will move up to a career-high No 11 in the updated WTA rankings and that leap confirms she is still making progress. Concern may lie ahead for Raducanu as the bulk of the points making up her ranking total will fall off when she plays at Wimbledon and then tries to defend her US Open title later this year.

Yet those looming issues can be put on hold for now, as she has shown enough potential on clay courts to suggest she could shine in the events leading into the French Open next month.