WTA Rankings Update: Emma Navarro back into top 30 as Raducanu on brink of dropping out top 40

Roland Garros is set to shake up the WTA rankings a huge amount. A huge tally of points is on offer for the best players in the world, but for also lower ranked players who sense an opportunity to capitalise from. In the prior week, tournaments in Strasbourg and Rabat have stolen the headlines, offering change up and down the order.

There was no movement in the top 10. The likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff have big points to defend at Roland Garros. Especially Gauff whose 2000 points for winning the title are under scrutiny.

Speaking of titles. Victoria Mboko came within a set of winning the Internationaux de Strasbourg, losing at the final hurdle. The 293 points gained are a positive step in the right direction but keeps her ninth in the standings. Elena Rybakina was docked the points from her title run last year.

There is no movement right until the bottom of the top 20. Liudmila Samsonova lost in the first round and succumbs 315 points, dropping seven places to 27th. Clara Tauson moves into the top 20 as Elise Mertens, Leylah Fernandez and Diana Shnaider all climb two spots.

The big winner was Emma Navarro who sealed a third WTA title and first on clay in Strasbourg, getting the better of Mboko. It is a welcome return to form, and a huge step in the right direction as she soars up the WTA rankings. A +14 rise cements her top 30 status ahead of Roland Garros, leaving her in 25th.

Emma Raducanu made her return to the court, but an exit a round earlier than last year proves costly. She is right on the cusp of dropping out of the top 40. Czech pair Barbora Krecjikova and Tereza Valentova lurk a couple of spots behind. The 19-year-old reached a career high 42nd.

A huge part of that is due to Maya Joint’s plummet. The out of form Aussie was not able to defend her points from the Rabat Grand Prix, slipping to 52nd in the world. In contrast, fellow Aussie Dayana Kasatkina rises nine spots to 53rd. Lois Boisson could be the next one to fall with a semi-final to defend in Paris. A single win in Strasbourg bumps her up seven places to 43rd for the time being.

There is a new career high ranking in store for Petra Marcinko, the winner in Rabat. A 19-position boost to 51st in the world is a cracking reward for her maiden WTA title. The loser, Anhelina Kalinina, also benefits from a deep run, up 25 spots to 59th.

(as per livetennis.eu)