After any Grand Slam event there’s always a lot of movement on the rankings, and this week is no different—especially at the top.
First up, Amanda Anisimova’s star keeps rising.
Having made her Top 10 debut in July after reaching the first Grand Slam final of her career at Wimbledon, the American makes her Top 5 debut after reaching the second Grand Slam final of her career at the US Open, jumping from No. 9 to No. 4 on the WTA rankings.
Her previous career-high ranking had been No. 7.
And there’s more—Anisimova is also No. 4 on the Race to the WTA Finals now, with a great shot at qualifying for the season finale.
“Yeah, it was actually a goal of mine in the start of the year,” she told reporters on Saturday, after the final. “Me and my agent, we were joking about that, that that would be a goal of mine, and it was kind of far in reach when I was starting off the year, but now I have a chance to qualify and play in it, so that’s really special.”
Anisimova started the year at No. 36, her biggest ranking jumps of the season coming in February, rising from No. 41 to No. 18 after winning the first WTA 1000 title of her career in Doha, and in July, rising from No. 14 to No. 7 after reaching the Wimbledon final.
