Mover Of The Week: Sloane Stephens

What’s going on in Sloane Stephen’s head?  I ask the question given the current status of her game.  This is a player that was once ranked number three [2018]. She was a finalist at Roland Garros, and she is a US Open champion. 

How do you reconcile her current results with her talent?  As far as we know, there is no present physical injury.  However, we know that we are mind, body, and soul.  All three are intimately intertwined and what affects one, ultimately affects the other.  When one is injured or hurt, that will also eventually hurt or injure the other two.

Is Sloane Stephens Still Interested In Tennis?

In the seven matches she has played in this season, Stephens lost in the first or second round six times.  When you know a player has serious talent and is not injured, the cause of these poor results has to be either mental or spiritual. More troubling is her demeanor, she seems not to be enjoying tennis.

We know she can turn things around; however, the real question is: “Does she care enough to do so?”

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ATP & WTA Top 100 Ranking Changes

ATP	TOP 100	RANKING CHANGES
Alexei Popyrin (AUS)	UP  15	61                    CAREER HIGH
Federico Delbonis (ARG)	UP  13	64
WTA	TOP 100	RANKING CHANGES
Paula Badosa (ESP)	UP  20	42                    CAREER HIGH
Sloane Stephens (USA)	DOWN  14	65
Jil Teichmann (SUI)	DOWN  14	54
Viktorija Golubic (SUI)	UP  12	72
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)	UP  11	30
Jasmine Paolini (ITA)	UP  10	93

ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes

ATP: The top ten members remained the same this week. Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal traded places to #2 and #3 respectively. Matteo Berrettini and Diego Schwartzman also traded places to #9 and #10 respectively. Novak Djokovic remains at #1.

WTA: Petra Kvitova is back in the top ten at #10. Aryna Sabalenka is at a career high at #4. Sofia Kenin, Elina Svitolina, and Bianca Andreescu each fell one spot to #5, #6, and #7. Ashleigh Barty remains at #1.

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