Naomi Osaka had a fantastic run in New York where she reached the final of the Western & Southern Open and she conquered the US Open. After the last fortnight, the Japanese sensation gained 6 places in the rankings to be the new world no.3. If she keeps on winning, she might have a shot of regaining her world no.1 rank at the expences of Ashleigh Barty.
Naomi Osaka in 2020
Ranked world no.3, Naomi played her last match on the 12th of September when she beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 6th career title.
Currently, this year Naomi has a 16-3 win-loss record. The Japanese conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Osaka reached the final in New York.
Serena Williams’ rankings
Serena is currently ranked world no.9. The American legend played her last match on the 10th of September when she was defeated by Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal of the U.S. Open.
This year Serena has a 16-5 win-loss record. The American clinched 1 title in Auckland.
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka. The last time that they played each other, Serena Williams won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2019.
Here the highlights.
Victoria Azarenka’s rankings
Vika also had an excellent US Open swing. The Belarussian won the Western & Southern Open and she was very close to winning her 3rd major.
Now ranked world no.14, the Belarussian gained 13 places in the rankings. She played her last contest on the 12th of September when she lost to Naomi Osaka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open.
This year Victoria has a 11-3 win-loss record. Azarenka conquered 1 title in New York. Azarenka was the finalist at the U.S. Open.
Jennifer Brady’s rankings
Jennifer Brady was probably the surprise of the tournament. The American played outstanding tennis for the US Open fortnight to be stopped only in the final 4.
Jennifer is currently ranked no.25 (career-high) after gaining 16 places.
Brady played her last match on the 10th of September when she lost to Naomi Osaka 7-61 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal of the U.S. Open.
Currently, this year the American has a 22-7 win-loss record. Jennifer clinched 1 title in Lexington.
