Tennis: Pliskova world no.1 as rivals wilt

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Tennis: Pliskova world no.1 as rivals wilt
Karolina Pliskova serves to Evgeniya Rodina during their Wimbledon match (AP)

Paris - Pliskova becomes number one without ever having lifted one of the four majors

By AFP

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Published: Mon 17 Jul 2017, 3:13 PM

Last updated: Mon 17 Jul 2017, 9:55 PM

Karolina Pliskova is the new world number one in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday despite never having won a major tournament.
The 25-year-old Czech jumped from third place to the top after world number two Simona Halep lost in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, and previous top ranked Angelique Kerber fell in the fourth round.
Pliskova becomes number one without ever having lifted one of the four majors in tennis.

She did however reach the US Open final last year, the French Open semifinals this year and has won three tour titles in 2017: Brisbane, Doha and Eastbourne.
WTA Rankings:
1. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6855 pts
2. Simona Halep (ROM) 6670
3. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5975
4. Johanna Konta (GBR) 5110
5. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4990
6. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4935
7. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 4780
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 4500
9. Venus Williams (USA) 4461
10. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3985
10. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3985
11. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 3710
12. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3530
13. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 3155
14. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 3135
15. Serena Williams (USA) 2810
16. Madison Keys (USA) 2353
17. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 2235
18. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2160
19. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 2121
20. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 1955
ATP rankings:
1. Andy Murray (GBR) 7.750 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7,465
3. Roger Federer (SUI) 6,545
4. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6,325
5. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6,140
6. Marin Cilic (CRO) 5,075
7. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4,030
8. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3,740
9. Milos Raonic (CAN) 3,310
10. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3,160
11. Alexander Zverev (GER) 3,160
12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2,805
13. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 2,775
14. David Goffin (BEL) 2,605
15. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 2,570
16. Pablo Carreno (ESP) 2,350
17. Jack Sock (USA) 2,290
18. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 2,255
19. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,245
20. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 1,940
 


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