Simona Halep - World number 2, next step... #1

Simona Halep moves up the rankings to within 1 spot of the top, new #2

This week, without even lifting a racquet, Simona Halep moves yet another step closer to that coveted top spot in the Women's Tennis rankings. 

Largely due to an injury absence from Li Na, who will unfortunately be out for the rest of the season, the charging young Romanian will now assume her new role as the 2nd best player in the world. 

No matter how she got there, there has been no doubt amongst the fundies, that Simona will reach the top. We want to congratulate Simona on amazing solid performances over the last year. She is deserving of all the praises sung to her and all the accolades coming her way.

The goal of reaching #1 is not so illusive anymore. Simona may be still some way behind Serena Williams, but it is now firmly in her sight along with the Ladies Trophy at the US Open in Flushing Meadows, which starts in two weeks. 

So with this elevation in the rankings, the pressure will start mounting on this delightful, intelligent player. Pressure, something she has shown us she can handle, to perform and reach the highest echelons of every tournament she enters. 

Simona is one of my final 4 picks at the US Open this year. However, not always a good thing to express those views publicly all that often, I feel that the few weeks she has taken off, may have done her the world of good. 

What a terrific two weeks of tennis to look forward to before the US Open, the excitement is building. 

New champion at Flushing...???

Come on Simona, take that last step... get to where you deserve to be!