00:00Yet another career high for Alex Ayala, she climbs to world number 15 and the second best
00:05in Asia. This is based on the latest WTA rankings released Monday, November 9.
00:10She surpasses Japan superstar Naomi Osaka, who slides down to Ayala's former spot at number 17.
00:17Both women have ended their 2026 season. Ayala stopped short of the Hong Kong Open title on
00:21November 8. Osaka bowed out of the Torre Pan-Pacific Open round of 16 on November 1.
00:27In Asia, Ayala is outranked only by Kazakhstan's Elena Ribakina, who is currently the world's number
00:33one in women's tennis. At the Hong Kong Open awarding ceremony, Ayala said this year's season
00:38has quote, changed her life for the better and that it was only the beginning.
