Mover Of The Week: Sloane Stephens
What’s going on in Sloane Stephen’s head? I ask the question given the current status of her game. This is a player that was once ranked number three [2018]. She was a finalist at Roland Garros, and she is a US Open champion.
How do you reconcile her current results with her talent? As far as we know, there is no present physical injury. However, we know that we are mind, body, and soul. All three are intimately intertwined and what affects one, ultimately affects the other. When one is injured or hurt, that will also eventually hurt or injure the other two.
Is Sloane Stephens Still Interested In Tennis?
In the seven matches she has played in this season, Stephens lost in the first or second round six times. When you know a player has serious talent and is not injured, the cause of these poor results has to be either mental or spiritual. More troubling is her demeanor, she seems not to be enjoying tennis.
We know she can turn things around; however, the real question is: “Does she care enough to do so?”
Embed from Getty ImagesATP & WTA Top 100 Ranking Changes
| ATP | TOP 100 | RANKING CHANGES |
| Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | UP 15 | 61 CAREER HIGH |
| Federico Delbonis (ARG) | UP 13 | 64 |
| WTA | TOP 100 | RANKING CHANGES |
| Paula Badosa (ESP) | UP 20 | 42 CAREER HIGH |
| Sloane Stephens (USA) | DOWN 14 | 65 |
| Jil Teichmann (SUI) | DOWN 14 | 54 |
| Viktorija Golubic (SUI) | UP 12 | 72 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | UP 11 | 30 |
| Jasmine Paolini (ITA) | UP 10 | 93 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: The top ten members remained the same this week. Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal traded places to #2 and #3 respectively. Matteo Berrettini and Diego Schwartzman also traded places to #9 and #10 respectively. Novak Djokovic remains at #1.
WTA: Petra Kvitova is back in the top ten at #10. Aryna Sabalenka is at a career high at #4. Sofia Kenin, Elina Svitolina, and Bianca Andreescu each fell one spot to #5, #6, and #7. Ashleigh Barty remains at #1.
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Agree that the real question is whether she cares enough about tennis right now.
Perhaps a break from tennis would refuel her enthusiasm for the game.