Sloane Stephens strives to get back to the Top 20, but her efforts are not translating into statistical improvements. In a recent episode of the Changeover podcast, the 2017 US Open champion expressed genuine confusion about her stagnant ranking and questioned the rapid ascent of other players.
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Chatting on the podcast, Stephens injected her trademark humor into the conversation, joking about her situation:
I would love to be back in the Top 20. I was telling my coach the other day ‘You know, my ranking hasn’t moved in, like, a year? I’m like, who are these people playing these matches? Where are they getting these points from? What’s happening? Do I not play enough? Do I need to travel some more? What do I need to do?
Is the math really not mathing? Let’s see Stephens’ results in the past 12 months:
Indian Wells L R32 Daria Kasatkina
Austin L R16 Anastasija Sevastova
Dubai L R32 Iga Swiatek
Doha L R64 Sorana Cirstea
Australian L R32 Anna Kalinskaya
Hobart L R32 Yuan Yue
Brisbane L R32 Elise Mertens
Guadalajara LR32 Emiliana Arango
San Diego L R16 Caroline Garcia
US Open L R128 Beatriz Haddad Maia
Cleveland L QF Sara Sorribes-Tormo
Cincinatti L R16 Marketa…
