The Roland Garros has just ended and the American contingent has been well represented by Sofia Kenin that was the runner-up after playing many epic matches during the event.
With the exception of Danielle Collins that has reached the quarters (defeated by Kenin), the other American players didn’t really shine. Just to mention some, Madison Keys crashed in the 1st round, Serena Williams withdrew from the 2nd round with injury, and Cori Gauff lost in the 2nd round to a surprising Martina Trevisan.
RANKINGS: The top American players
After the last slam, Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, and Madison Keys remain the top American players. Coco Gauff is now the American no.9.
Sofia Kenin in 2020
Ranked no.4 (career-high), Sofia played her last match on the 10th of October when she lost to Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-1 in the final of the French Open. Sofia is inches away from being the world no.3 since she’s only 20 shy from Naomi Osaka. If the WTA Finals will be staged this hear, she has a very good chance to grab the 3rd place in the rankings.
At the moment, this season Sofia has a compiled 24-9 match record. The American conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Lyon. Kenin was the runner-up at the French Open.
Serena Williams in 2020
Now the world no.10, Serena was supposed to play on the 30th of September. However, she conceded a walk over to Tsvetana Pironkova in the 2nd round of the French Open.
At the moment, this season the American has a overall 17-5 match record. Serena Williams has won 1 title in Auckland.
Sofia Kenin and Serena Williams played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin. When they played, Sofia Kenin won 6-2 7-5 in the 3rd round in Paris (French Open) in June 2019.
Madison Keys in 2020
Ranked no.16, Madison played her last match on the 28th of September when she was defeated by Shuai Zhang 6-3 7-62 in the 1st round of the French Open.
Madison Keys’s best accomplishment of this season was reaching the final in Brisbane.
Cori Gauff in 2020
At the moment ranked no.55, the American played her last match on the 30th of September when she surrendered to Martina Trevisan 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the 2nd round of the French Open.
Cori Gauff’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Lexington.
Madison Keys and Cori Gauff have never played each other.
