Jannik Sinner has moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time. He moves up one spot to replace the injured Novak Djokovic at the top. The 22-year-old Sinner is the first player from Italy to reach No. 1 since the computerized rankings began in 1973. He will be the top-seeded man at Wimbledon, where play begins July 1.
Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates as he won the quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. FILE - Serbia’s Novak Djokovic slipped during his fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, June 3, 2024.
allowed him to rise one place in the rankings to No. 2, with Djokovic at No. 3, and Zverev remaining at No. 4. Djokovic was the defending champion in Paris and needed to get back to the final in order to stay at No. 1 because of his lack of play this year and failure to reach the title match at any tournament so far. Heat Roland Garros — her fourth there in five years and fifth major title overall — allowed her to increase what already was a large lead at No. 1 in the WTA rankings.
Coco Gauff climbed to a career-high No. 2 from No. 3. The 20-year-old American, last year’s U.S. Open champion, reached the French Open singles semifinals before losing to Swiatek and won her Two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka swapped places with Gauff and is No. 3 on Monday, followed by 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina.in her first major final, jumped to a career-best No. 7 ranking, marking her first time in the WTA’s top 10. Paolini was No. 15 before the French Open.
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