Why can a player win a tournament and barely move in the rankings, while another jumps 30 places after one exceptional week? Why can someone lose in the first round and still move higher? And why does a player sometimes fall dramatically in the rankings exactly one year after producingContinue Reading
Follow a major tennis tournament and you will regularly hear that a player has moved into the Top 10, reached a career-high ranking or dropped several places — even though the official rankings haven’t been updated. That’s because commentators and fans increasingly follow live tennis rankings. Live rankings calculate howContinue Reading
We had a look back at some of the biggest rankings drops on the WTA Tour, but what about the big improvers? The players who have shot up the rankings for the first time, or perhaps those who have returned from injury, or time off? There are quite a lotContinue Reading
We had a look back at some of the biggest rankings drops on the WTA Tour, but what about the improvers? The players who have shot up the rankings for the first time, or perhaps those who have returned from injury, or time off? There are quite a lot ofContinue Reading
Tennis is not an easy sport to cover, and doing a top 50 review is never easy. There are hundreds of players to keep an eye on, each with their own storylines as the season progresses. The season is also one of the longest of any professional sport, meaning itContinue Reading
With the tennis season now on hiatus (apart from a few events on the ITF and Challenger tour, we take a look at what happened during the 2024 season. There are always plenty of movers in the rankings, but for everyone that rises, another ranking must fall. We’re going toContinue Reading
