Caroline Dolehide no doubt wants to be number one at some point in her tennis career. It is presumptuous of me; however, I cannot imagine any player not wanting to be number one. To get to that illustrious position, you must win matches and go deep in the draw. Dolehide surprised a lot of people when she strung all the pieces together and made it to her first WTA final, which was also her first 1000 final.
Injury May Have Derailed Dolehide
Did the thigh injury hinder Dolehide? There is always the possibility that her body was not fully prepared for the demands on playing so many matches, plus she was also in doubles. Perhaps she would have benefitted from dropping out of doubles to give her a better chance, physically, of winning this prestigious title.
Embed from Getty ImagesCaroline Dolehide Has The Weapons
Caroline Dolehide turned professional in 2015; however, like so many athletes, she was derailed by a left foot injury. She has the weapons, and it appears she has the mental fortitude to fight through periods of adversity. Hopefully we get to see a lot more of the American player.
Embed from Getty ImagesWTA Top 100 Ranking Changes
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Caroline Dolehide (USA) | UP 69 | 42 CAREER HIGH |
| Xiyu Wang (CHN) | UP 30 | 58 |
| Sofia Kenin (USA) | UP 22 | 31 |
| Leylah Fernandez (CAN) | UP 14 | 60 |
| Claire Liu (USA) | UP 14 | 83 |
| Martina Trevisan (ITA) | UP 13 | 41 |
| Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) | DOWN 13 | 98 |
| Taylor Townsend (USA) | UP 12 | 89 |
| Ana Bogdan (ROU) | UP 10 | 61 |
| Petra Martic (CRO) | DOWN 10 | 49 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there were no changes in the top ten this past week. The current top four players are: [1] Novak Djokovic; [2] Carlos Alcaraz; [3] Daniil Medvedev; and [4] Holger Rune.
WTA: there were a few positional changes and one member change. There is a new number ten, Caroline Garcia is back in the top ten. Marketa Vondrousova fell two spots to #8 and Karolina Muchova fell one spot to #9. The current top four players are: [1] Aryna Sabalenka; [2] Iga Swiatek; [3] Coco Gauff; and [4] Jessica Pegula.
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