Tennis: Alcaraz retains No. 1 in the world; Vondroušová rises to 10th place

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz retained the world number one in the ATP rankings on Monday after defeating Serbian Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.

After winning the first major title of her career, at the All England Club, Czech Marketa Vondrousova stepped up to 10^H WTA ranking position.

Vondroušová jumped 32 places out of 42^H at 10^H level after defeating Tunisia’s Anas Jabeur in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. The 24-year-old Czech became the furthest ranked player and the first unseeded player to win the honors at Wimbledon.

Alcaraz’s win 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 marked the third time in the last four Grand Slams that the men’s title has decided the player at number one in the standings.

Last September at the US Open, Alcaraz became the first teenager to top the ATP rankings after defeating Casper Ruud in the final. In January, at the Australian Open, it was Djokovic who came out on top after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Alcaraz, which celebrated its twentieth anniversary^H His birthday is in May and Djokovic, the 36-year-old veteran, has been traded to the top flight since the start of the season. The Spaniard is there for 29^H Once.

“He has proven, without a doubt, that he is the best player in the world,” Djokovic said after the final.

Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime remains the highest-ranked Canadian on the ATP Tour, at 12^H His rank, despite losing in the first round for a second consecutive Grand Slam tournament.

Ontarian Denis Shapovalov, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, moved up six spots to 23^H position.

Eliminated in the quarter-finals, Poland’s Iga Świczek could have seen her 15-month reign at the top of the WTA rankings come to an end, but Belarusian and number two in the world, Aryna Sabalenka, lost in the semi-finals.

Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, who reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon just three months after completing her maternity leave, has gone from 76.^H at 27^H global ranking.

Bianca Andreescu from Ontario went up six steps to 44^HAfter participating in the third round. Quebec hit Leila Fernandez on 84^H Center, after a narrow loss in the second round.

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