She didn’t play any tournaments this past week, but Madison Keys has risen to a brand new career-high ranking of No. 6 anyway.
The ranking shuffle comes because of Elena Rybakina dipping from No. 5 to No. 7 this week after falling in the semifinals of Abu Dhabi, where she captured the title last year. With that, Jessica Pegula moves up from No. 6 to No. 5, and Keys from No. 7 to No. 6.
Keys first reached her previous career-high ranking of No. 7 for three weeks from October 10th to 30th, 2016, then just got back to that spot two weeks ago after winning the Australian Open. And now, just one week from her 30th birthday, she sets a new personal best.
There’s more: she didn’t even start her season until March last year due to a shoulder injury, and has little to defend until the middle of the clay season in April and May, so she has a huge opportunity over the next few months to break even higher ground.
More to come…
