Tennis

Fritz enters the top-10, leaves after a mistake

Published

4 years ago

March 22, 2022

Sophia

Fritz enters the top-10, leaves after a mistake

PARIS – Without playing in the Indian Wells, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic regained the throne at No. 1 in the world in the ATP rankings released on Monday, while American Taylor Fritz climbs to 13th place thanks to his victory in the final of the California tournament. . against Rafael Nadal.

Djokovic dethrones Daniel Medvedev, who takes a step down after being eliminated in the third round of the American Masters 1000.

Rafael Nadal returns to top-3, at the expense of Alexander Zverev, who slipped to 4th place. The defeat of the Spaniard in the final of Indian Wells, by Taylor Fritz, was the first that he had suffered in 2022, after winning successively in Melbourne, the Australian Open and Acalpulco.

Fritz, the first American to triumph in the California desert after Andre Agassi in 2001, moved from 20th to 13th, the best ranking of his career.

The semi-final against Nadal in California, the young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, 18 years old, who is often announced as the “future Nadal”, rises three places, to 16th place.

Also in the semifinals in California, which was eliminated by the future winner Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev, who is evolving like Daniil Medvedev under a neutral banner from the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, is 7th.

ATP ranking :

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 8465 points (+1)

2. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 8445 (-1)

3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7715 (+1)

4. Alexander Zverev (GER) 7025 (-1)

5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6070

6. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 4955

7. Andrey Rublev (Russia) 4725

8. Casper Ruud (NOR) 3870

9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3803

10. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3513 (+1)

Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3474 (-1)

12. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 3395

13. Taylor Fritz (USA) 2920 (+7)

14. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2863 (-1)

15. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2660 (-1)

16. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 2414 (+3)

17. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2375 (-2)

18. Reilly Opelka (USA) 2346 (-1)

19. Pablo Kareno (ESP) 2220 (-3)

20. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 1916 (-2)

132. Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 489 (-3)

176. Milos Raonic (KAN) 339 (-20)

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

Tennis

Four Ukrainian women will play doubles at the Australian Open 2026

Published

22 hours ago

December 30, 2025

Nancy

Four Ukrainian women will play doubles at the Australian Open 2026

Four Ukrainian tennis players were included in the doubles entry list Australian Open 2025.

Ukrainian women will play in the doubles tournament on the courts of Melbourne: Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya, Lyudmila Kichenok and Nadezhda Kichenok. Unfortunately, there will be no all-Ukrainian tandem in Australia.

Kostyuk will perform alongside Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the Aus Open, and Yastremskaya will play alongside Alisha Parks.

Lyudmila and Nadezhda will not play together at AO-2026, although they will start the season with the same duet in the Brisbane 500 meters. It was announced that Lyudmila will be with Katie Volynets, and Nadezhda will be with Makoto Ninomiya.

Australian Open 2026 will take place from January 12 to February 1. Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova will represent Ukraine in singles. Yulia Starodubtseva, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur and Vitaly Sachko will perform in the eliminations.

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.

Tennis

PHOTOGRAPH. Beauty! Ukrainian tennis player undressed and showed off her best figure

Published

2 days ago

December 29, 2025

Nancy

PHOTOGRAPH. Beauty! Ukrainian tennis player undressed and showed off her best figure

Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremskaya She shared gorgeous photos from her holiday in Bali.

The athlete poses against the backdrop of the picturesque Kanto Lampo waterfall, showing off a toned figure and excellent physical shape.

Fans showered the post with compliments.

Let us also note that Dayana continues to prepare for the new tennis season in one of the most beautiful corners of the world, using the break to recuperate and start over.

Check out this post on Instagram

Additions, expansions by Dayana Yastremska (@dayana_yastremskay)

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.

Tennis

Khachanov moved up one place in the ATP rankings

Published

2 days ago

December 29, 2025

Gary

Khachanov moved up one place in the ATP rankings

Karen Khachanov / Photo: © VCG / Contributor / Visual China Group / Gettyimages.ru

Russian Karen Khachanov moved from 18th to 17th place in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), a new version of which was published on the organization’s website.

The best among Russians remains Daniil Medvedev, located in 13th place, Andrei Rublev is 16th. There have been no changes in the top ten rankings: Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is in the lead, Italian Jannik Sinner is second, and German representative Alexander Zverev is in third.

ATP Ranking, version dated December 29:

1 (1). Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 12,050 points

2 (2). Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 11,500

3 (3). Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 5,110

4 (4). Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 4,820

5 (5). Felix Auger-Alassime (Canada) – 4,190

6 (6). Taylor Fritz (USA) – 4,085

7 (7). Alex de Minaur (Australia) – 4,080

8 (8). Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) – 3,990

9 (9). Ben Shelton (USA) – 3,960

10 (10). Jack Draper (Great Britain) – 2,990…

13 (13). Daniil Medvedev – 2,710…

16 (16). Andrey Rublev – 2,510…

17 (18). Karen Khachanov (all – Russia) – 2,320.

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.