WTA Rankings: Kasatkina Makes Top 10 Debut after Moscow Title
Welcome to the Top 10 Daria Kasatkina.The 21-year-old capped off a fantastic season with a title at the Kremlin Cup over the weekend and she moves into the Top 10 for the first time in Monday’s rankings. It has been a stellar season for the talented Russian, who reached the final at Indian Wells and then played back-to-back major quarterfinals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.Kasatkina finishes the 2018 regular season with a 41-23 record, including seven Top 10 wins.
Grazie al titolo nella sua Mosca, Daria #Kasatkina entra per la prima volta in top 10: “Vincere in casa è sempre stato il mio sogno. Ancora non ci credo.”😍 #KremlinCup
— We Are Tennis Italia (@WeAreTennisITA) October 22, 2018
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She’s not the only one to make a rankings rise in the previous week.
Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit makes her Top 20 debut at 20 this week.18-year-old Dayana Yastremska climbs another six spots to make her Top 60 debut at No.60 in the world—the Ukrainian is now the highest ranked player that has yet to turn 19 on the WTA Tour.Belinda Bencic, who win the Luxembourg title, rises ten spots to No.37—her highest ranking of 2018, while Italy’s Camila Giorgi rises to No.26 in the rankings, a career high.Italy’s Fiona Ferro made her Top 100 debut, coming in right at 100. ]]>
