Cori Gauff, David Brady, Shelby Rogers, and Serena Williams were among the top protagonists of the WTA event that took place last week in Lexington. Eventually, it was Brady to win the competition and clinch the first WTA title of her career. These are the most significant movements in the rankings regarding the above-mentioned players.
Cori Gauff
Coco is back to be in the top 5 (she was ranked 53 before Lexington). The American sensation has a world no.49 high rank and she is widely expected to improve her personal record during the short US swing.
Coco played her last match on the 15th of August when she lost to Jennifer Brady 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Lexington.
Cori Gauff’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Lexington.
Jennifer Brady
Jennifer is now ranked world no.40 (career-high) after gaining 9 places following her triumph in Kentucky. Jennifer played her last match on the 16th of August when she beat Jil Belen Teichmann 6-3 6-4 in the final in Lexington to win her 1st career title.
Currently, this season Brady has a 17-5 win-loss record.
Cori Gauff and Jennifer Brady played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Brady. When they played, Jennifer Brady won 6-2 6-4 in the semifinal in Lexington (The Top Seed Open) on the 15th of August 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Shelby Rogers
Shelby is now ranked world no.95 after gaining 21 places. Rogers played her last match on the 15th of August when she lost to Jil Belen Teichmann 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Lexington. However, during the week, she impressed after beating Serena Williams in the quarters.
Currently, this year Shelby has a 14-6 win-loss record. The American has won 1 title in the W100 Midland.
Serena Williams
Serena stayed world no.9. The American played her last match on the 14th of August when she lost to Shelby Rogers 1-6 6-4 7-65 in the quarter in Lexington.
At the moment, this season Serena Williams has a 10-3 win-loss record. Serena Williams clinched 1 title in Auckland.
Shelby Rogers and Serena Williams played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Rogers. When they played, Shelby Rogers won 1-6 6-4 7-65 in the quarter in Lexington (The Top Seed Open) on the 14th of August 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
