Kayla Day Cracks The Top Hundred Barrier

Kayla Day

American Kayla Day broke on the scene in 2016 at the US Open. As a former number one ranked junior, all eyes were on the American. That same year she was the junior US Open champion. Fast forward seven years later and she has broken through the top hundred ranking barrier by winning another ITF tournament.

Kayla Day Makes Her Move

It is always exciting to see what former junior number ones accomplish in their professional careers. Surprisingly, a top junior ranking does not often translate into success on the professional tour. In fact, quite a few have struggled to perform under the pressure of expectation. How will Kayla Day handle the pressure?

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ATP & WTA Top 100 Ranking Changes

ATPRANKING CHANGESCURRENT RANK
Pedro Cachin (ARG)UP  4149                    CAREER HIGH
Hugo Gaston (FRA)UP  2892
Aslan Karatsev (RUS)UP  1769
Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)UP  1465
Adrian Mannarino (FRA)UP  1127
Daniel Elahi Galan (COL)DOWN  1167
Yibing Wu (CHN)DOWN  1189
WTARANKING CHANGESCURRENT RANK
Kayla Day (USA)UP  3194                    CAREER HIGH
Kateryna Baindl (UKR)UP  2377
Bernarda Pera (USA)DOWN  1756
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)DOWN  1669
Nadia Podoroska (ARG)UP  1466
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (RUS)DOWN  1175
Ana Bogdan (ROU)UP  1039
Clara Burel (FRA)UP  1084
Claire Liu (USA)UP  1078
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)DOWN  1041

ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes

ATP:  there were no changes in the top ten. Djokovic is the only top ten player who is over thirty years old. The current top four players are still: [1] Carlos Alcaraz; [2] Novak Djokovic; [3] Daniil Medvedev; and [4] Casper Ruud.

WTA: there were no changes in the top ten. The current top four players are still: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Aryna Sabalenka; [3] Elena Rybakina; and [4] Jessica Pegula.

ONES TO WATCH: Eighteen year old American, Alex Michelsen, climbed fifty spots to 140. Rafael Nadal is currently ranked 142

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