Leylah Fernandez reached a career high of thirteen in August 2022. In 2021 the Canadian shocked the world by getting to the final of the US Open. Then there was that dreaded thing that every athlete fears, or perhaps worries about, injury. In Fernandez’s case, it was a foot injury, a stress fracture. I have yet to decide which injury is worse for a tennis player: foot, wrist/hand, shoulder, or back?
Embed from Getty ImagesLeylah Fernandez Is A Fighter
This may sound cliched, but some players speak their character by their performance on court. I have always admired the fight that the Canadian exhibits in all her matches. I get the impression that she does not take tennis and her talent for granted. She gives the proverbial 100% effort in every match, something so reminiscent of Rafael Nadal. Thus, it is so nice to see her back in the winner’s circle. Fernadez defeated Katerina Siniakova 3-6,6-4, 6-4 to claim the title in Hong Kong.
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP & WTA Rankings Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Fabian Marozsan (HUN) | UP 26 | 65 CAREER HIGH |
| Tomas Machac (CZE) | UP 15 | 81 CAREER HIGH |
| Constant Lestienne (FRA) | UP 14 | 93 |
| Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) | DOWN 14 | 82 |
| Dominic Thiem (AUT) | DOWN 14 | 86 |
| Nuno Borges (POR) | UP 11 | 74 |
| Quentin Halys (FRA) | DOWN 11 | 87 |
| Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) | DOWN 10 | 80 |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Katerina Siniakova (CZE) | UP 25 | 60 |
| Laura Siegemund (GER) | UP 22 | 91 |
| Viktorija Golubic (SUI) | UP 18 | 87 |
| Leylah Fernandez (CAN) | UP 17 | 43 |
| Anna Blinkova (RUS) | DOWN 15 | 52 |
| Danielle Collins (USA) | DOWN 14 | 47 |
| Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) | UP 12 | 71 |
| Xiyu Wang (CHN) | DOWN 12 | 70 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there were a few changes in the positions of the top ten members. Andrey Rublev moved up two spots to #5. Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev each moved up one spot to #8 and #9, respectively. Holger Tune and Stefanos Tsitsipas each fell one spot to #6 and #7, respectively. Taylor Fritz fell two spots to #10. The current top four players are: [1] Novak Djokovic; [2] Carlos Alcaraz; [3] Daniil Medvedev; and [4] Jannik Sinner.
WTA: there were no changes in the top ten following last week’s events. The current top four players are: [1] Aryna Sabalenka; [2] Iga Swiatek; [3] Coco Gauff; and [4] Jessica Pegula.
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