Tennis rankings do not technically move live on the women’s tour, and are only officially updated on Monday mornings in typically arcane protocol, but as things stand, Raducanu has more points than previous incumbent for the last two years Katie Boulter.
Her ranking sunk to 301, and she was forced to rely on wildcards and graft to force her way back up the ladder; as of Tuesday’s 6-1 6-1 victory over Cristina Bucsa of Spain, she is now up to 37, her highest mark since August 2022 and one place above Boulter, who beat Ajla Tomljanovic in three sets just before.
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“[But] the tournament is still young, and Katie can go on a rip this week, as well.
Raducanu insisted she had come into this week with low expectations having suffered with back spasms during her preparation for the grass-court season but was utterly dominant against Bucsa, to whom she had lost a gruelling three-hour match in Singapore back in February.
Raducanu was all smiles on her Andy Murray Arena debut (Photo: Reuters)
“What was so impressive is the way she set the tone right from the start. She imposed her game on Bucsa. There wasn’t a lot that her opponent could do against her,” said Annabel Croft.
Croft was British No 1 herself, and also a member of the group who last formed a trio of women from these shores ranked inside the top 50 back in the 1980s: Raducanu, Boulter and Sonay Kartal, victorious on Monday, are the modern version of Croft, Jo Durie and Anne Hobbs.
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Last ranked inside the top 50 five years ago, she remembers well what it was like to be flying the flag alone.
“Then you have those three that you just mentioned in the top 50 who are so close in ranking and doing so well. They’re all spurring each other along and spurring everybody else along. And it’s the best women’s tennis has been in my whole career.
Raducanu knows as well as anyone how temporary success in tennis can be and will savour every victory this summer. The British public hope this routine win is the first of many.
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