U.S. Open win moves Raducanu up 127 spots to No. 23
Emma Raducanu’s qualifier-to-champion run at the U.S. Open vaulted her 127 spots in the WTA rankings to a career-high No. 23 on Monday.
The British 18-year-old began the year ranked 345th, rose to 179th in July by reaching Wimbledon’s fourth round in her majors debut and arrived at Flushing Meadows at 150th. Then she won all 20 sets she played across 10 wins — three in qualifying and seven in the main draw — to become the youngest woman to win a major championship since Maria Sharapova was 17 at Wimbledon in 2004.
The player she beat 6-4, 6-3 in the final, 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada, also made a big jump, going from 73rd to a careerbest 28th.
The season-ending WTA
Finals have been moved from Shenzhen, China, to the Mexican city of Guadalajara. While the WTA didn’t give a reason, numerous sporting events have been relocated from Chinese venues because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Carter promoted to LA28 CEO
Kathy Carter, who spent the last three years securing lucrative sponsorship deals for the LA28 organizing committee, has been promoted to chief executive. Carter takes the lead on imminent budgetary decisions for the 2028 Summer Olympics, an undertaking expected to cost nearly $7 billion. She replaces Gene Sykes, who resigned in 2018.
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