However, Zheng did enough to secure climbing up for one spot and replace Jasmine Paolini at No. 4. By doing so, the 22-year-old Chinese joined Coco Gauff as the only two players born in 2002 or later to make the top-4. At Queen's, the 2024 Australian Open finalist highlighted that her goal was to play better on grass.

Qinwen Zheng started her grass season off well this week, reaching the semi-finals at the Queen’s Club Championship. On her way there, she came through a tough opener against McCartney Kessler, then overcame Emma Raducanu,

Tatjana Maria returns to the Top 50 after her Queen’s Club title run, Zheng Qinwen breaks into the Top 4 for the first time and Iva Jovic becomes the youngest player in the Top 100 -- just one year after sitting outside the Top 300.

Emma Raducanu is out of Queen’s Club after falling to a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Olympic champion and top seed Qinwen Zheng. The new British No 1 squandered a double-break advantage in the second set as Zheng six of the final seven games to book her place in the semi-finals.

And with that run in London last week, Zheng is rewarded on the rankings today, rising from No. 5 to a new career-high of No. 4, switching spots with Jasmine Paolini, who dips from No. 4 to No. 5. The Top 3 are Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.

Amanda Anisimova surprised Zheng Qinwen in the Queen's Club Championships semifinals with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory, setting up a clash for her first WTA 500 title this Sunday against Tatjana Maria.