Mover Of The Week: Anastasia Potapova

Anastasia Potapova has been knocking at the door since 2018. She was a finalist in two previous WTA events but could not cross the finish line. This time, she made no mistake. Interestingly, Veronika Kudermetova won their only previous encounter earlier this year.

Potapova Determined Third Time Is Lucky

Potapova had to go through the qualifying rounds to get an opportunity to play in the main draw. History and ranking favored Kudermetova. However, Potapova did not let that stop her. It seemed like it would be a good match because Kudermetova was holding her own. Unfortunately, she lost her way and never recovered. She had chances to make this a contest in the second set but could not capitalize. She was broken four times on her serve and only managed to win a single game by breaking her opponent.

Top Hundred ATP & WTA Ranking Changes

ATP & WTA Top Ten Ranking Changes

ATP: there is a new addition to the top ten, Carlos Alcaraz, at #9. Cameron Norrie fell out of the top ten. The top four players are still: [1] Novak Djokovic; [2] Daniil Medvedev; [3] Alexander Zverev; and [4] Rafael Nadal.

WTA: there were minimal reshufflings amongst the top ten members. The top four members are: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Paula Badosa; [3] Barbora Krejcikova; and [4] Aryna Sabalenka.

Top Four Ranked American Men And Women

Taylor Fritz leads the way at number thirteen. Reilly Opelka comes in second at number seventeen. John Isner takes the third spot at number twenty-five, with Frances Tiafoe in the fourth spot at number twenty-nine. The last American man to be in the top ten was John Isner at number ten on May 27^th, 2019.

Danielle Collins leads at number eight. Jessica Pegula takes the second spot at number fourteen. Cori “Coco” Gauff and Madison Keys take the third and four spots at number sixteen and twenty-two, respectively.

SOURCE OF IMAGE: Getty Images