00:00Alex Ayala climbs to No. 51 in the latest WTA rankings, going into the Hong Kong Open
00:05where she looks to end her season on a high note. This is a new career-high ranking for
00:10the 20-year-old as she went up two spots from world No. 53 a week ago. Ayala's rise continues
00:16despite a string of early exits which saw her play just one singles match in each of her last three
00:20tournaments. She last made it past her opening match in the WTA 126 Suzhou Open where her run
00:26ended at the hands of Switzerland's Victoria Golubich in the quarterfinals. Ayala kicks
00:31off her campaign in the Hong Kong Open against Great Britain's Katie Bolter who is world No. 79.
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