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Federer, Muguruza rise in rankings
Winning his eighth Wimbledon title allowed Swiss Roger Federer, the most acclaimed player in Grand Slams with 19 titles, to earn a spot in the top three of the men\'s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday, with 6,545 points.
Madrid: Winning his eighth Wimbledon title allowed Swiss Roger Federer, the most acclaimed player in Grand Slams with 19 titles, to earn a spot in the top three of the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday, with 6,545 points.
Meanwhile, Spaniard Garbiñe Muguruza jumped to the fifth place in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings released on Monday after she was crowned Wimbledon champion, while Czech Karolina Pliskova took the top spot.
Briton Andy Murray and Spanish Rafael Nadal kept their places at first and second, even though they left the tournament at the quarter-final stage and round of 16 respectively.
The 35-year-old Swiss won five of the 14 tournaments in which he has participated in the current season, two Grand Slams (Australian Open and Wimbledon) and two 1,000 Masters (Indian Wells and Miami) in addition to Halle.
"Muguruza claimed her second Grand Slam title with a memorable Wimbledon victory over Venus Williams, making headlines across the world," the WTA said on its website.
Also, second-placed Romanian Simona Halep was followed by German Angelique Kerber, who used to lead the rankings, with 5,975 points. Kerber was defeated 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 by Muguruza in Wimbledon's round of 16.
Rankings-Men: 1. Andy Murray (United Kingdom) 7,750 points; 2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 7,465; 3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6,545; 4. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6,325; 5. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6,140; 6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 5,075; 7. Dominic Thiem (Netherlands) 4,030; 8. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 3,740; 9. Milos Raonic (Canada) 3,310; 10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3,160.
Rankings-Women: 1. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6,855 points; 2. Simona Halep (Romania) 6,670; 3. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5,975; 4. Johanna Konta (United Kingdom) 5,110; 5. Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) 4,990; 6. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 4.935; 7. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 4,780; 8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 4,500; 9. Venus Williams (United States) 4.461; 10. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 3,985.
