LIVE RANKINGS. Naomi Osaka, Anisimova, Rybakina, and Bouchard gaining positions in the rankings

Naomi Osaka, Amanda Anisimova, Elena Rybakina, and Genie Bouchard are having a fantastic week and they have been improving their live rankings

Osaka in Brisbane, ranking, and results in 2020

At the moment no.4, Naomi overtook Simona Halep as the new world no.3 in the live rankings. Osaka has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2020. The Japanese is now playing in Brisbane where she beat Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-7⁴ 6-3, Sofia Kenin 6-7³ 6-3 6-1 and Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Naomi Osaka will face Pliskova in the semifinal. The head to head is 2-2.

The last time that they fought against each other, Osaka won 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2019.

The Japanese won 5 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)

Anisimova in Auckland, ranking, and results in 2020

At the moment ranked no.25, she is no.22 in the live rankings.  The American has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2020. Amanda is now playing in Auckland where she bested Kateryna Kozlova 6-3 6-4, Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-4 and Eugenie Bouchard 6-2 3-6 6-4.

Amanda Anisimova will come up against Williams in the semifinal. They have never played each so far on the main tour. Amanda will match her world no.21 career-high if she wins Auckland.

Rybakina in Shenzhen, ranking, and results in 2020

Currently the world no.36 (career-high), Rybakina has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2020. Rybakina is in Shenzhen where she toppled Saisai Zheng 6-2 1-6 6-2, Yafan Wang 6-3 6-4, Elise Mertens 6-4 4-6 6-2 and Kristyna Pliskova 6-2 7-5.

Elena Rybakina will face Alexandrova in the final. They have never played each so far on the main tour. Rykaina’s current live ranking is 29 and she may ended up ranked no.26 is she wins the final.

Eugenie Bouchard’s ranking and performance in 2020

Now the world no.262, Eugenie played her last match on the 10^th of January when she lost to Amanda Anisimova 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the quarter in Auckland.

Elena Rybakina and Eugenie Bouchard have never played each other. Genie’s live ranking is now 211 as she went up 51 places after reaching the quarters in Auckland.