Lauren Davis defeated the 28th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova at the US Open to advance to the third round for the first time
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Lauren Davis, an American tennis player, was born on October 9, 1993. She has won two singles championships on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 in May 2017. She is renowned for her aggressive backhand, speed, and strength on clay courts. On the ITF Women’s Circuit, she has also won eight singles championships. In Gates Mills, Ohio, on October 9, 1993, Davis was born. At age nine, she started tennis lessons. She left her hometown when she turned 16 to attend the Evert Tennis Academy. As a junior, Davis attained a career-high ranking of No. 3.[4] In September 2008, at the age of 14, she made her ITF Junior Circuit debut as a wildcard at the 2008 US Open, losing to Ajla Tomljanovic. At a USTA competition in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 2010, Davis won her first professional title on clay while still a junior. She subsequently embarked on a 27-match winning streak before capturing her second professional title in Puerto Rico. She finished her junior career by competing in the 2011 Australian Open’s third round.
At Wimbledon 2019, Davis was a lucky loser who advanced to the main draw despite losing to Kristie Ahn in the final round of qualifying. In the opening round, she defeated Kateryna Kozlova in a resounding four sets. In the second, she won in three sets over fifth-seeded and the defending champion Angelique Kerber.  After taking a hiatus due to an injury after dropping the first set, Davis returned and won the final 45 games to Kerber’s 15 to claim her first top-10 triumph since 2017 and just the fourth of her career.  Carla Suárez Navarro then stopped her winning streak in the third round. In the Washington Open quarterfinals, Davis defeated future champion Jessica Pegula but was defeated. Venus Williams defeated Davis in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open, ending a four-match losing streak. At the US Open, Davis defeated Johanna Larsson in straight sets, but Ashleigh Barty knocked her out in the second round.
In the first round of the US Open main tournament in August 2021, Davis overcame fortunate loser Viktoriya Tomova in three sets before falling to sixth seed Bianca Andreescu. She defeated Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the second round of the Indian Wells Open before retiring in front of fellow countrywoman and 22nd seed Danielle Collins. She qualified for the Miami Open third round and the Adelaide International 2 quarterfinals, but on May 9, 2022, she fell to No. 102, dropping her out of the top 100. She defeated Madison Brengle in the Wimbledon first round before losing to Amanda Anisimova in three sets. She defeated the 28th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova at the US Open to advance to the third round for the first time, where she fell to world No. 1 Iga Swiatek. She climbed close to ten ranks in the rankings as a result, getting back into the top 100.
Both of Davis’ parents are employed within the medical industry. Her father, William Davis, the well-known author of “Wheat Belly,” is a cardiologist practising in Wisconsin, and her mother is a nurse who still lives in Gates Mills.
Right now, Lauren Davis doesn’t have a boyfriend. Lauren Davis and Phil Shirakawa formerly shared a union. They were married in 2013, however after two years of marriage, they divorced. No one has yet discovered the reason they stopped speaking. None of them would choose to discuss it in the media. TheAlbumDrop.ca employs Phil, Lauren’s ex-husband, as a radio host and producer. He offers creative, voice-over, and radio services to media producers all over the world.
