Nadal, Halep 1st pair of No. 1 French Open champs since 1992

PARIS » Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep needed strong French Open showings to hold onto their top rankings. They did just that, becoming the first pair of ATP andWTANo. 1s to both win the title at Roland Garros since Jim Courier and Monica Seles in 1992.

Nadal sits barely ahead of No. 2 Roger Federer onMonday, with a 100-point lead of 8,770 to 8,670.

They would have switched places if the Spaniard had failed towin his record-extending 11th championship Sunday.

“Today is all aboutRoland Garros,” Nadal said after defeating Dominic Thiem6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday’s final. “I don’t think about the rankings at all today, no?”

Alexander Zverev is No. 3, nearly 3,000 rankings points further back.

Juan Martin del Potro jumped two spots to No. 4 by reaching his first French Open semifinal in nine years, and Thiem rose one place to No. 7 by reaching his first Grand Slam final.

Marco Cecchinato made the biggest move in the ATP top 100, going up 45 spots to No. 27— putting himin line for a Wimbledon seeding next month — after reach- ing the semifinals. At No. 72, hewas the lowest-ranked semifinalist in 19 years.

The 25-year-old Italian hadneverwonaGrandSlam match before this French Open, but he beat Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals after also eliminating players seeded No. 8 and 10.

Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Garbine Muguruza remained the WTA’s top three, but French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens went fromNo. 10 to a careerhigh No. 4.

Madison Keys, who lost to Stephens in the semifinals, is now No. 10 after entering the tournament at No. 13.