World rankings: Iga Swiatek takes the lead, Alexander Zverev passes Rafael Nadal

Iga Swiatek made history. As the first Pole and the 28th player in WTA history, the 20-year-old resides at the top of the world rankings.

And even if Swiatek owes its place in the sun to the end of Ashleigh Barty’s career, the scene agrees that the young woman from Warsaw is right at the top.

“She’s ready to be number one in the world because she won Roland-Garros – and without giving up a single set. She’s done well in the other Grand Slams. She’s been preparing for a long time to play in the To be in the limelight of professional tennis”, praised the seven-time Grand Slam tournament winner Mats Wilander in an exclusive interview with Eurosport.

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The biggest jumps within the top 10 were made by the Spaniard Paula Badosa and the US professional Danielle Collins, who both improved by three places. Badosa is now number three in the WTA, Collins is eighth.

Kerber out of top 15

Angelique Kerber is still the best German in the ranking. The Kiel native lost a place last week and is now 16th.

For men, Daniil Medvedev failed to retake the lead in the ATP world rankings from Novak Djokovic. The US Open champion would have passed the Serbs with a semi-final at the Masters in Miami.

However: In the quarter-finals, the 26-year-old failed – physically injured – 6: 7 (7: 9), 3: 6 to Hubert Hurkacz. Shortly thereafter, Medvedev announced that he would be taking a break for around two months due to a hernia, which means that the dream of returning to first place has burst for the time being.

Zverev passes Nadal

For Alexander Zverev, however, it goes one position down to the three. The Olympic champion was surprisingly eliminated in the quarter-finals in Miami after beating Casper Ruud 3: 6, 6: 1, 3: 6, but still overtook the absent Rafael Nadal. The young Norwegian moved up from eighth to fourth in the ranking.

The biggest winner at the top of the world rankings is Miami champion Carlos Alcaraz. The 18-year-old made up five places and, as number eleven in the world, is stalking the top 10. The curve at the shooting star points extremely steeply upwards.

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