Whereas the “unsponsored life” is giving Stearns the freedom to combine and match her on-court appears to her coronary heart’s content material, one thing tells us that most likely gained’t be the case for for much longer as the previous College of Texas participant, who turned professional final June, has skyrocketed up the rankings in her brief profession. And he or she’s set to rise even greater after her US Open run: Stearns seems poised for a High 50 debut, with the unofficial WTA stay rankings presently displaying her at world No. 44, pending different outcomes.
“I’ve sort of set targets within the rankings a little bit bit for myself, and I hold surpassing these targets, so I’ve to maintain creating new ones—which is a superb factor,” Stearns stated in a US Open press convention. “It is transferring in a short time. However I’ve to study in a short time, as properly.
“Due to how briskly it is transferring, I haven’t got time to soak up plenty of issues in. However I believe I do a fairly good job of studying in a short time.”