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Despite an underwhelming year thus far, Emma Raducanu has broken into the top-10 WTA rankings. The Brit has not had much success since her resounding win at the US Open last year due to a multitude of factors, including injuries, but on Monday she made a remarkable rankings breakthrough.
Raducanu is the fifth British player to break into the top-10 of the women's rankings since the introduction of the system. With Wimbledon not carrying any points this year, Karolina Pliskova dropped eight spots in the rankings, allowing Raducanu to enter the top 10.
The Brit lost in the second round at SW19 to Caroline Garcia, in straight sets.
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Iga Swiatek continues to be at the summit of the rankings with 8,336 points despite her disappointing run at SW19 this year. Maria Sakkari has made up two spots and is the new World No. 3, while Ons Jabeur has done the opposite and fallen from World No. 2 to World No. 5.
Emma Raducanu has 2,040 points to defend at this year's US Open, having won the tournament last year. Aside from her debut Major win, she has garnered only 717 points over the last 52 weeks; she will need a strong showing from now till the end of the season to cement her place in the top 10 of the women's game.
Not surprisingly, fans on Twitter had some strong reactions to Raducanu entering the top 10.
Some fans were appalled by the fact that Elena Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion, will not gain more points and break into the top 10.
"It really was supposed to be Rybakina but the wta is a joke," one fan wrote.
Emma Raducanu's 2022 thus far
Since her victory at the US Open last year, Emma Raducanu has had a whirlwind 2022 season. The Brit has taken on several sponsorship deals even as her performances on the court have suffered.
The newly crowned World No. 10 didn't reach the quarterfinals of a tournament until her run to the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open, where she lost to Iga Swiatek in straight sets. Raducanu has also failed to get past the second round of a Major this year; she has perished in the round-of-64 at every Grand Slam.
With a lot of points to defend at this year's US Open, Emma Raducanu will have to quickly rekindle the form that won her the American hardcourt Major if she wants to stay in the top bracket of the rankings.
