There is now another Czech player to pay attention to on the WTA tour. Twenty-one-year-old Marie Bouzkova made herself known as a player to be reckoned with when she dispatched of the number seven seed, Sloane Stephens, in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The young Czech player did not stop there, she rolled easily over the former French Open champion, Jelena Ostapenko, in the next round. Then she took out the number four seed, reigning Wimbledon champion, Simona Halep, in the quarterfinals.

Prior to this tournament, Bouzkova had never gone further than the first round of any significant WTA event. She did, however, get to the final of a smaller WTA event (125K Series) in March of this year. So, now that she has made herself known, what will the young Czech player do for the rest of the season? How will she perform at the last major of the season? We will be keeping an eye on the young talent.

Top 100 Ranking Changes

ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes

ATP: there was a bit of shuffling around amongst the top ten members. The top four remained the same; however, Kei Nishikori, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Fabio Fognini each moved up one spot to #5, #6, #8 and #10 respectively. Kevin Anderson lost his place to Fognini and fell out of the top ten to #14. Stefanos Tsitsipas fell two spots to #7 and Karen Khachanov fell one spot to #9.

WTA: the top ten members remained the same; however, there was a change in the top position. Naomi Osaka is back at #1 and Ashleigh Barty took Osaka’s spot at #2. Serena Williams is back as the top ranked American female at #8 and Sloane Stephens fell two spots to #10.

FUN STAT: American women lead in numbers in the top hundred (13); followed by the Russians (10); and the Czech players get the third spot (8).

SOURCE OF IMAGE: Zimbio.com (main: Getty Images AsiaPac: Marie Bouzkova)