Emma Raducanu has been given a boost as she gears up for her appearance at the US Open at the end of August.
The Briton reached the semi-finals of the Citi Open last week in both the singles and doubles.
Despite losing in both semi-finals, the 22-year-old has been rewarded in the WTA rankings.
Following an impressive performance in the singles semi-final, Raducanu lost out on her first final since the US Open in 2021.
However, while she was also forced to retire alongside Elena Rybakina in her doubles semi-final, Raducanu's ranking still increased due to her performance.
Raducanu has now passed Katie Boulter in the rankings and reclaimed the title of being British No1.
Emma Raducanu is now British No1 again
| GettyRaducanu moved up 13 places and is now back inside the top 35 for the first time since 2022.
The 22-year-old's ranking will become all the more important as the US Open closes in. If Raducanu can get herself into the top 32 before the US Open, she will be seeded, allowing her a higher opportunity of a favourable draw as she aims to replicate her 2021 title run.
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The 22-year-old can increase her rank further this week if she performs well in Montreal. Raducanu did not compete at the Canadian Open last year and has the chance to claim the valuable points she needs to crack the top 32.
She will face Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the opening round of the tournament and could face the Wimbledon runner-up, Amanda Anisimova, in the third round.
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Emma Raducanu has topped Katie Boulter to return to British No1
| ReutersHowever, the 22-year-old did raise concerns as she struggled to get through her win over Maria Sakkari, claiming that if it went the distance, she would have struggled.
“I’m not feeling the best right now, so I just need to go and speak to the doctors," she said.
"It was one of the toughest matches, conditions-wise, I have ever played in,” Raducanu added. “Those points in the second set, I was getting a bit wobbly. I’m just happy I could close it out, and it was two sets.
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“I think you get to a point where you're so tired that you don't really know what you're doing anymore, and I think maybe that helped. I was also thinking if this goes to three sets, I don't know how I'm going to do it."
Despite the issues she has been dealing with, fans are very excited to see the British No1 play at the US Open, not least because of her blockbuster team-up with Carlos Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz will team up with Emma Raducanu at the US Open
| PAAlcaraz will be looking to get revenge on reigning champion Jannik Sinner, as the current US Open champion looks to defend his title after he beat the Spaniard at Wimbledon earlier this month.
The pair will team up in a revamped doubles event that started with blockbuster names involved; however, many have pulled out, including Jack Draper, leaving the new event in jeopardy.