Swiatek dominates WTA rankings in spite of Warsaw defeat
French Open champion Iga Swiatek remained firmly at the head of the WTA rankings released on Monday, in spite of her shock exit in her home Poland Open last week.
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French Open champion Swiatek dominates WTA rankings despite Warsaw defeat
Swiatek had not lost on clay in over a year before going down 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to the French player Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals in Warsaw. The 21-year-old Pole, who has held the top spot since the surprise retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty at the end of March, remains more than 4,000 points ahead of number two Anett Kontaveit. With no changes at all in the top 20, the biggest jump was by Garcia whose victory over Ana Bogdan in the final in Warsaw took her from 45th to number 32.
Alcaraz climbs to 4th in ATP rankings
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz climbed another place to number 4 in the ATP world ranking on Monday, just behind his legendary compatriot Rafael Nadal.
WTA roundup: Bernarda Pera nabs second straight title with Hamburg win
American Bernarda Pera won her first WTA career title last weekend in Budapest. On Saturday, she doubled her trophy total with a 6-2, 6-4 defeat of top seed Anett Kontaveit at the Hamburg European Open.
Emma Raducanu beats Ashleigh Barty, Iga Swiatek to 2022 ESPY award, Rafael Nadal also a winner
Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal were the two tennis winners at the 2022 ESPYS Awards held in Los Angeles.
Retired tennis star Barty rules out golf as a career
Former tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty has dashed hopes she will make a return to professional sport, after speculation the Australian could switch to golf.
Retired Tennis Star Ashleigh Barty Rules Out Golf As A Career
Former tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty has dashed hopes she will make a return to professional sport, after speculation the Australian could switch to golf. The 25-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner stunned the sporting world with her bombshell retirement in March, just weeks after becoming the first home Australian Open champion in 44 years. Barty had been coy on what she would do next, but has always been a keen golfer, winning the Brookwater Golf Club women's title near Brisbane in 2020 and playing the Icons Series exhibition in the United States in April.
NFL star Kirk Cousins praises Andy Murray’s ‘grit’
Andy Murray’s determination and hard work on the court are qualities that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins admires.