Italy’s Jannik Sinner made his debut at No. 1 within the ATP rankings on Monday, transferring up one spot to interchange the injured Novak Djokovic there.
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Jannik Sinner made his debut at No. 1 within the ATP rankings on Monday, transferring up one spot to interchange the injured Novak Djokovic there.
The 22-year-old Sinner is the primary participant from Italy to achieve No. 1 because the computerized rankings started in 1973. He would be the top-seeded man at Wimbledon, the place play begins July 1.
Sinner is 33-3 this season with three titles, together with incomes his first Grand Slam trophy on the Australian Open in January, a part of a 19-0 run to start 2024.
Two of these three losses have been in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz. One got here Friday in 5 units within the semifinals on the French Open, which Alcaraz went on to win by beating Alexander Zverev within the ultimate on Sunday.
Alcaraz’s third main title allowed him to rise one place within the rankings to No. 2, with Djokovic at No. 3, and Zverev remaining at No. 4.
Djokovic was the defending champion in Paris and wanted to get again to the ultimate so as to keep at No. 1 due to his lack of play this yr and failure to achieve the title match at any event to date. He tore the meniscus in his proper knee throughout a fourth-round victory over Francisco Cerundolo at Roland Garros final week, withdrew earlier than the quarterfinals and had surgical procedure.
Iga Swiatek takes giant lead at No.1
Iga Swiatek’s third consecutive championship at Roland Garros — her fourth there in 5 years and fifth main title total — allowed her to extend what already was a big lead at No. 1 within the WTA rankings.
Swiatek already was to date forward of everybody else heading into the French Open that she would have held onto the highest spot even when she had misplaced within the first spherical.
Coco Gauff climbed to a career-high No. 2 from No. 3. The 20-year-old American, final yr’s U.S. Open champion, reached the French Open singles semifinals earlier than shedding to Swiatek and gained her first Grand Slam doubles title with Katerina Siniakova.
Two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka swapped locations with Gauff and is No. 3 on Monday, adopted by 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina.
Jasmine Paolini, a 28-year-old Italian who misplaced to Swiatek on Saturday in her first main ultimate, jumped to a career-best No. 7 rating, marking her first time within the WTA’s prime 10. Paolini was No. 15 earlier than the French Open.
Source: www.thehindu.com
