For a while there, Iga Swiatek looked to be that player. The player no one wants to face; however, recently, she has just not been playing dominant tennis. What first struck me about Aryna Sabalenka was her never say die attitude. However, like Swiatek, I am not feeling that conviction anymore in her game. The question for my tennis followers, which female tennis player will step up and give us a dominant women’s tennis player? Someone who won the match even before she steps on the court. Like the men, the quality of tennis is not as high as in previous eras. Is it just me? These new crops of players are not as hungry!
Will Mirra Andreeva Be The Next Dominant Player?
I watched her match against Aryna Sabalenka, and I am not convinced she played dominant tennis. I take nothing away from Mirra Andreeva’s accomplishment and her game. However, I got the impression that Sabalenka lost her way after the first set. As the number one player, we expected her to figure it out and win in the end. Yet this is what makes tennis so fascinating. It is often the little shifts that produce the biggest results.
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Joao Fonseca (BRA) | UP 20 | 60 CAREER HIGH |
| Luca Nardi (ITA) | DOWN 17 | 84 |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) | UP 15 | 79 |
| Damir Dzumhur (BIH) | UP 14 | 70 |
| Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) | DOWN 13 | 77 |
| Kei Nishikori (JPN) | UP 12 | 64 |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Sonay Kartal (GBR) | UP 20 | 63 CAREER HIGH |
ATP & WTA Top Ten Ranking Changes
ATP: there were several changes in the top ten. First, we welcome Jack Draper for the first time to the top ten at #7. Novak Djokovic climbed two spots to #5. Casper Ruud fell one spot to #6. Daniil Medvedev fell two spots to #8. Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas each fell one spot to #9 and #10, respectively. Alex de Minaur fell out of the top ten. The top four players are currently still: [1] Jannik Sinner; [2] Alexander Zverev; [3] Carlos Alcaraz; and [4] Taylor Fritz.
WTA: there were some changes in the top ten. Mirra Andreeva is back in the top ten at #6. Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina each fell one spot to #7 and #8, respectively. Emma Navarro fell two spots to #10. Paula Badosa fell out of the top ten. The top four players currently are still: [1] Aryna Sabalenka; [2] Iga Swiatek; [3] Coco Gauff; and [4] Jessica Pegula.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe Americans still have four women in the top ten: Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, [5] Madison Keys, and [10] Emma Navarro.
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