Her compatriot Sloane Stephens has been working on a new serve ahead of the Australian Open, which as always is the first Grand Slam event of the year.

Current world number one Aryna Sabalenka lifted the iconic trophy last time out, before ending her season in similar fashion with the US Open title.

Iga Swiatek meanwhile won the French Open, with Barbora Krejcikova winning Wimbledon as Jasmine Paolini lost both finals.

Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu soar up 2024 WTA rankings

Paolini was arguably the most improved WTA player, but she was outshone by several others in terms of official ranking rises.

Having been unranked at the beginning of the season, Naomi Osaka impressively finished 2024 in 58th place.

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Amanda Anisimova meanwhile jumped a huge 337 places thanks to her feats on the court, having moved from 373rd at the start of the season to 36th at the end.

And following in her footsteps was Emma Raducanu, with the Briton moving from 301st to 57th to complete a superb rise of 244 places.

Caroline Wozniacki and Lulu Sun complete top five WTA risers

Also moving up the leaderboard in stunning fashion were WTA icon Caroline Wozniacki and rising star Lulu Sun.

The former moved from 256th place in the rankings to 70th, with the latter soaring from 214th place to 40th.

All five players will be hugely satisfied with their 2024 seasons, with the list involving a mix of experience and youth.

The WTA stars do, however, pale in comparison with Jacob Fearnley, who rose a remarkable 547 places in the ATP Tour rankings.

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