Murray climbs 457 places in ATP rankings
Buzarnescu breaks top 20 after first WTA title
PARIS, Aug 6, (AFP): Three-time Grand Slam cham- pion Andy Murray climbed 457 places in the ATP world rankings on Monday, despite withdrawing from the Washington Open before his quarter-final last week.
The former world number one is now ranked 375 as he continues his comeback from an 11-month injury layoff.
Murray also pulled out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, though, after winning his last-16 match in Washington DC at 3 am.
Alexander Zverev remained as the world number three by successfully defending his Washington title with a straight-sets win over Alex De Minaur, while fourthranked Juan Martin del Potro was beaten in the Los Cabos final by Fabio Fognini, who jumps a spot to 14th.
ATP Top 20 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9,310 pts, 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 7,080, 3. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5,665, 4. Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 5,455, 5. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4,610 (+1), 6. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 4,355 (-1), 7. Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,905, 8. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3,665, 9. John Isner (USA) 3,490, 10. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3,355, 11. David Goffin (BEL) 3,120, 12. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2,470, 13. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2,290, 14. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,190 (+1), 15. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 2,000 (+1), 16. Kyle Edmund (GBR) 1,950 (+2), 17. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 1,935, 18. Lucas Pouille (FRA) 1,870 (+1), 19. Jack Sock (USA) 1,850 (-5), 20. Borna Coric (CRO) 1,745 (+1)
Selected:
195. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 290 (+3), 375. Andy Murray (GBR) 110 (+457)
Meanwhile, Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu continued her remarkable rise by breaking into the WTA top 20 for the first time on Monday after winning her maiden Tour title in San Jose.
The 30-year-old left-hander was ranked outside the world’s top 500 at the last start of last season, but beat Greek Maria Sakkari on Sunday after losing her first two WTA Tour finals earlier this year in Hobart and Prague.
Her compatriot and French Open champion Simona Halep maintained her healthy lead as world number one, while 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams stayed 26th after her embarrassing 6-1, 6-0 thrashing by Johanna Konta in the San Jose first round.
WTA Top 20 1. Simona Halep (ROU) 7,511 pts, 2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6,660, 3. Sloane Stephens (USA) 5,492, 4. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5,305, 5. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5,020, 6. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4,680, 7. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4,535, 8. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4,505, 9. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4,485, 10. Julia Goerges (GER) 3,900, 11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 3,787, 12. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 3,525 (+1), 13. Madison Keys (USA) 3,127 (-1), 14. Venus Williams (USA) 2,901, 15. Elise Mertens (BEL) 2,830, 16. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 2,555, 17. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 2,350, 18. Kiki Bertens (NED) 2,231, 19. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 2,165 (+1), 20. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 2,068 (+4)
Selected:
26. Serena Williams (USA) 1,616