Rebeka Masarova caught my attention, not because of her game, but because of her name. She was born in Switzerland, won the Junior French Open championship in 2016, and currently plays for Spain. I first heard the name when she played Coco Gauff in the final of the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland. I did a double take because I heard Masarova and immediately thought, “another Czech player,” obviously I was wrong.
Rebeka Masarova Can Play On Clay
Masarova knows how to play on clay but her run to the final in Auckland earlier this year tells us she also knows how to play on hard court. It was not an impressive first final showing, I guess to be expected. She lost easily 1-6, 1-6; thus, I could not properly assess her game. She is currently playing at the WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open as a wild card entry, and I am curious to see her game. Her first-round opponent is fellow countrywoman, Cristina Bucsa, interesting.
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Dusan Lajovic (SRB) | UP 30 | 40 |
| Diego Schwartzman (ARG) | DOWN 24 | 72 |
| Alex Molcan (SVK) | UP 15 | 58 |
| Cristian Garin (CHI) | UP 13 | 73 |
| Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) | DOWN 13 | 76 |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Rebeka Masarova (ESP) | UP 19 | 74 CAREER HIGH |
| Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) | DOWN 18 | 97 |
| Anett Kontaveit (EST) | DOWN 18 | 87 |
| Peyton Stearns (USA) | UP 17 | 72 CAREER HIGH |
| Emma Raducanu (GBR) | DOWN 17 | 85 |
| Danka Kovinic (MNE) | UP 15 | 57 |
| Julia Grabher (AUT) | DOWN 14 | 92 |
| Paula Badosa (ESP) | DOWN 11 | 42 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there were a few positional changes this week. Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud traded places to #3 and #4, respectively. The current top four players are: [1] Novak Djokovic; [2] Carlos Alcaraz; [3] Daniil Medvedev; and [4] Casper Ruud.
WTA: there were no changes this week. The current top four players are still: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Aryna Sabalenka; [3] Jessica Pegula; and [4] Ons Jabeur.
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