Emma Raducanu hasn’t been in motion of late however she has acquired a lift off the courtroom.
Emma Raducanu has been handed a WTA rise (Picture: Getty)
Emma Raducanu has jumped to world No. 24 within the WTA rankings because of Emma Navarro’s current decline. Thus far in 2026, the British tennis star has made it to her first ultimate since successful the 2021 US Open – being crushed 6-0, 6-2 by Sorana Cirstea within the Transylvania Open in February.
Regardless of a comparatively mediocre begin to the 12 months in any other case, together with a second-round exit on the Australian Open, she has nonetheless been bumped up the WTA rankings but once more. This is because of Navarro’s sharp drop from No. 15 at first of 2026 to twenty fifth by March. The American returned to the Merida Open final week, aiming to defend her title after failing to win something in her first six tournaments of the 12 months.
However a round-of-16 exit to Zhang Shuai was a shock to many, particularly contemplating she was seeded second and had a first-round bye on the WTA 500 match. This loss was even a shock to her 37-year-old opponent, who had been 4-1 and 3-1 all the way down to Navarro on separate events.
Shuai mentioned: “I don’t actually know as a result of throughout the match I used to be pondering the identical query. I didn’t do something particular. Possibly I like [how she hits] her balls and she or he doesn’t like my balls. Yeah, I don’t actually know, however I simply performed my recreation, tried to concentrate on myself and that was a terrific match, 4-1 down and 3-1 down within the second set.”
“They’ve the identical id of how each of them really feel she ought to be as a participant.”
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