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Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

author:Gong Dalie

#长文创作激励计划#这是本人原创译自WTA官网的原文,本人翻译的初心在于不丢老本行。 原文标题:Rankings Watch: Kasatkina closes in on Top 10; Shnaider reaches career high《排名观察:卡萨金娜接近Top 10;施耐德创新高》,作者来自Alex Macpherson,WTA官网专栏作家。

Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

Last week's two WTA 500 grass-court events decided the winners, making a difference in the rankings this week.

Kasatkina: Won the WTA 500 Eastbourne grass title, ending the embarrassment of five consecutive defeats in the championship match since 2022. The 27-year-old Russian fierce woman won the runner-up in Eastbourne + the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year. She moved up two places from No.14 to No.12.

Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

Schneider: The 20-year-old Russian chubby girl made her career debut at Wimbledon last year and lost to British wildcard AB. Bad Homburg was only her fourth grass court, but Schneider put in a strong performance to beat former champions Kerber + Badosa + Vekic to win the title. Schneider's powerful left hand opens up her prospects on grass. Schneider moved up 17 places from No.47 to a new high: No.30.

Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

Wozniacki: Ending a four-game losing streak, Eastbourne upset Svitolina in the first round, her first Top 30 win of the year and a quarter-final finish. After 10 months of returning to the Circle after giving birth, the former world No. 1 returned to the Top 100 for the first time, moving up 21 places from No. 112 to No. 91.

Badosa: Former world No.2 also reached the quarter-finals of Bad Homburg, the first time she has reached the quarter-finals on grass court in her career. The Spaniard's biggest beauty was suspended in the second half of 2023 due to a back injury, moving up 20 places from No.113 to No.93.

Fernandes (+5, from No.30 to No.25): Eastbourne, Canada's first WTA 500 and above title match since the US Open 2021, and her first on grass.

Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

Vekic (+12, from No.49 to No.37): Croatian beauty proved once again that she is a serious contender on grass, reaching the Bad Homburg title match, bringing five of her 13 career title matches to grass.

Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

Raducanu (+33, from No.168 to No.135): The former US Open champion finally regained his touch + confidence on grass. In the second round of Eastbourne, Raducanu saved 1 match point, upset the No. 2 Pegula in the tournament, and won his first victory against the Top 10.

As for China's Golden Flower, Zheng Qinwen led 7 people to continue to rank in the Top 100, and the ranking has not changed much this week. Zheng Qinwen is still No. 8 with 4,055 points, Paulini No. 7 with 4,228 points, Vondrousova No. 6 with 4,463 points, Sakkari No. 9 with 3,805 points, and Jabbar No. 10 with 3,801 points.

Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

Yuan Yue No.39, with 1452 points, down 1 place. Wang Xinyu No.42, with 1411 points, down 2 places. Wang Xiyu No.54, with 1075 points, down 3 places. Zhu Lin No.61, with 997 points, dropped 1 place. Wang Yafan No.71, with 919 points, up 1 place. Bai Zhuoxuan No.95, with 756 points, dropped 3 places, while No. 100 Dart, with 739 points.

Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100
Translation: WTA Rankings of the Week: Kasatkina is close to the top 10, and China's 7 golden flowers are firmly in the top 100

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