Coco Gauff’s career-high 13th ranking; Rafael Nadal up to 4 | Tennis News – Times of India

Paris: American Teen Coco guff reached a career-best No. 13 in wta Ranking on Monday after No. 1 Iga’s runner-up finish SWITEK at the French Open.
The 18-year-old from Florida jumped 10 places to reach her maiden Grand Slam final before losing to Sweetek 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday.
Gauff had never progressed beyond the quarterfinals of any major tournament. He made it to the singles and doubles finals at Roland Garros.
his couple partner, Jessica Pegula, thanks to her run in the quarterfinals, went from No.11 to No.8 and reached the singles Top 10 for the first time. Like Gough, the 28-year-old from New York lost to Swietec, who has now won her last 35 matches in a row.
Last year’s French Open champion in singles and doubles, Barbora KrejcikovaThis time she lost in the first round of singles – only the third woman to be eliminated in the first round at Roland Garros a year after earning the trophy in the professional era – and dropped from No. 2 to 14th in the rankings. She pulled out of the doubles event two days later saying that she had tested positive for COVID-19.
The effect of the French Open on rankings for both the WTA and the ATP will be longer than usual, as the two professional tours have announced that they will not award points for this year. WimbledonWhich is starting from 27th June.
it was in response to All England ClubThe decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus from grass-court Grand Slam tournaments due to the invasion of Ukraine.
Raphael NadalHis 14th French Open title and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall saw him move up one place from top-ranked Novak Djokovic to No.
Nadal defeated Djokovic in the quarterfinals en route to the final, where he defeated Casper Roode 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday to become the oldest man to win a singles championship, two days after his 36th birthday. Went. Roland Garros – Despite needing painkiller injections for a chronic problem in his left leg.
Nadal has so far won both major titles this year, including the Australian Open in January, but his ranking has been hurt by a lack of activity over the past 12 months. He played only two matches between the end of the 2021 French Open and the end of last season because of that leg, then missed more time this year due to that issue and a rib injury.
Rudd rose from No.8 to a career-best No.6 by reaching his first Grand Slam final.