Tennis

Djokovic back at the top of the rankings

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3 years ago

January 30, 2023

Nancy

Djokovic back at the top of the rankings

PHOTO FIONA HAMILTON, FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCY

Novak Djokovic

(Melbourne) Novak Djokovic’s conquest of the Australian Open allowed him to find himself in a familiar position on Monday: No. 1 in the ATP world rankings.

His four-place climb allowed him to overtake Carlos Alcaraz at No. 1 in the world, and it’s the biggest leap to the top since men’s rankings were computerized 50 years ago.

On the ladies’ side, Aryna Sabalenka’s victory at Melbourne Park saw her move from fifth to second in the world rankings, behind the holder of three career Grand Slam titles, Iga Swiatek.

Ons Jabeur, a double finalist in major tournaments in 2022, lost a place to settle in third place. The Tunisian is followed in the order of Jessica Pegula, Caroline Garcia and Coco Gauff.

The player who lost in the final on Saturday in Australia, Elena Rybakina, was propelled from 25^e rank at 10^e — she thus reached the world top 10 for the first time in her career.

Djokovic is therefore at the top of the men’s world ranking for a 347^e week in career, further fleshing out his own record. He landed his 10^e Australian Open title and joined Spaniard Rafael Nadal with 22 career Grand Slam titles.

Alcaraz is now the second racket in the world. He became the youngest player to reach the No. 1 ranking in the world after winning the US Open last September at the age of 19. Alcaraz missed the Australian Open with a leg injury.

Nadal, who suffered a left hip flexor injury in his second-round loss to American Mackenzie McDonald, fell from second to sixth in the world rankings.

For his part, the Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime remained installed at the seventh level in the world after his defeat in the fourth round at Melbourne Park. His compatriot Denis Shapovalov is the only other player in the world’s top 100 – however, he fell five places to 27^e square. Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil is now 113^e in the world.

Among the women, Quebecer Leylah Annie Fernandez gained two places to find herself in 38^e square. Ontario’s Bianca Andreescu also moved up a modest one spot to 42^e position. British Columbia’s Rebecca Marino is the only other representative of the maple leaf to break into the world top 100, as she peaks at 70^e rung.

ATP ranking published on Monday

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7070 points (+4)

2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6730 (-1)

3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6195 (+1)

4. Casper Ruud (NOR) 5765 (-1)

5. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4200 (+1)

6. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3815 (-4)

7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3715

8. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3410 (+1)

9. Holger Rune (DEN) 3046 (+1)

10. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 2995 (+1)

WTA ranking published on Monday

1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 10,485 points

2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 6100 (+3)

3. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 5210 (-1)

4. Jessica Pegula (USA) 5000 (-1)

5. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4645 (-1)

6. Cori Gauff (USA) 3992 (+1)

7. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 3811 (-1)

8. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 3380

9. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2905 (+1)

10. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2815 (+15)

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Rybakina and Rublev beat the Vachereau/Schwentek duo in the World Tennis Continental Cup match in China

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1 hour ago

December 28, 2025

Gary

Rybakina and Rublev beat the Vachereau/Schwentek duo in the World Tennis Continental Cup match in China

Elena Rybakina and Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Zhe Ji / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The Russian-Kazakh duo Andrey Rublev/Elena Rybakina beat the representative of Monaco, Valentin Vachereau and Iga Szwiatek from Poland in the World Tennis Continental Cup match, which takes place in Shenzhen (China).

The meeting ended with the victory of Rublev and Rybakina representing the world team – 6:4, 6:4. Team World beats Team Europe 5–4.

In the final match of the tournament, Andrei Rublev will meet with Italian Flavio Cobolli. The game will take place on Sunday, December 28 at 18:45 local time.

The tournament takes place December 26–28. The eight participants are divided into two teams: Team Europe and Team World. Each player will play two singles matches, and two doubles matches will also be played.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

Tennis

Andreeva beat Eala in an exhibition tournament match in Macau

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3 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Gary

Andreeva beat Eala in an exhibition tournament match in Macau

Mirra Andreeva / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva beat the representative of the Philippines Alexandra Eala in the match of the MGM Tennis Masters exhibition tournament, which takes place in Macau.

The meeting ended with Andreeva’s victory with a score of 6:4, 6:2.

The result of the match guaranteed victory for Conchita Martinez’s team, for which the Russian plays, over Li Na’s team. Team Martinez is also represented by Chinese Wu Yibing and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The tournament takes place from December 27 to 28.

Andreeva is the winner of three WTA tournaments in singles and two in doubles, Olympic silver medalist in pairs, semi-finalist at Roland Garros 2024. Currently, the athlete ranks ninth in the WTA rankings.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka – Nick Kyrgios. Battle of the sexes. Watch online. Live broadcast

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7 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Nancy

Aryna Sabalenka – Nick Kyrgios. Battle of the sexes. Watch online. Live broadcast

On December 28, there will be an exhibition match between the world’s first rackets in women’s singles. Arina Sabalenko Finalist at Wimbledon 2022 Nick Kyrgios from Australia.

The so-called “Battle of the Sexes” will take place at the arena in Dubai (UAE) and will start at around 18:00 Kiev time on Sunday.

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The winner will be the person who wins two sets. In the event of a change of game, a tiebreaker of up to 10 points will be determined.

Some changes have been made to the fighting rules. First, each person will only have one attempt to send. Secondly, Sabalenka’s court side will be shortened by 9%.

Broadcast video player will be added later…

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Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.