TENNIS RANKINGS REVIEW & RECAP 13 JULY

Written by: Staff on 13th July 2015

TENNIS RANKINGS REVIEW & RECAP 13 JULY

The covers come out on Centre Court as rain interrupts the men's final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 12 July 2015. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA |

Rankings Review & Recap 13 July

We are Wimble-done! But if you have been following the literal stylings of Global Chick this weekend you will know that maybe a new star was born in Garbiñe Muguruza, and an old star still tried to shine, with Roger Federer. There is no doubt that the crowd loved both, although it is hard not to show all due appreciation to the World No. 1s who cemented their authority at the top of the trees.

Before we know it, we will be on our way around the US Open Series but we have a few smaller tournaments in the mean-time.

ATP Rankings 13 July

It was not an epic, but it was a dramatic end to the Wimbledon fortnight, as we had a repeat of last year’s final, and the crowd left us in no doubt who they wanted to lift the trophy. Granted a prize position in the press seats this year, there was drama a-plenty especially in the second set tie-break where the momentum shifted towards Federer until the shorted of rain delays disrupted the pattern of play.

Let’s take nothing away from our champion – he has now matched the achievements of his coach, Boris Becker and he is playing like he intends to surpass him very soon, with his ninth major title – next stop is double-figures and he could well wrap up three of the four in New York.

“It’s a great privilege to play against Roger, who is a great champion,” Djokovic Sue Barker in the BBC interview on court. “He has done so much for our sport on and off the court. It’s a great honour to play him again. I was aware coming onto the court, that Roger would play his best when it matters the most. He pushes you to limits.”

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns to Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men’s final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 12 July 2015. EPA/JONATHAN BRADY

Federer said: “Novak not only played great today, but also this year, last year and the year before that! Well done, Novak, you deserved it. At the end he was rock solid. I didn’t play bad myself, so I can be very happy. That’s the way it goes. Once more, it has been a privilege to play here.”

There was no change at all in the Top 10, but some shifting around below with some strong performances on the green stuff this year. Team GB had better take note for this week’s Davis Cup quarter-final – The French are coming with jumps for Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet climb the rankings. We’ll be there to see the drama unfold!

1. Novak Djokovic

2. Roger Federer

3. Andy Murray

4. Stan Wawrinka

5. Kei Nishikori

6. Tomas Berdych

7. David Ferrer

8. Milos Raonic

9. Marin Cilic

10. Rafael Nadal

11. Gilles Simon (+2)

12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

13. Richard Gasquet (+7)

14. David Goffin (+1)

15. Kevin Anderson (-1)

16. Grigor Dimitrov (-5)

17. Gael Monfils (+1)

18. John Isner (-1)

19. Feliciano Lopez (-3)

20. Viktor Troicki (+4)

WTA Rankings 13 July

Wimbledon belonged to one person, from beginning to end. From the start of the tournament, all the focus was on the ‘Serena Slam,’ certainly by the media, even if Williams used to cut the conversation dead every time it came up.

She gave us two of the hardest fought matches in the tournament, in the third round against Heather Watson, and then against Victoria Azarenka, and that charming moment at the net between them and their resulting press conferences remind us about all that is great and good about women’s tennis.

And then there was the final – Muguruza was not just happy to be there, she took the fight to the World No. 1 and received a well-deserved standing ovation. But what of last year’s ladies to grace the lawns of SW19? Petra Kvitova looked as though she was going to be a shoe-in for the final, barely allowing the crowd time to tuck into their strawberries before dispatching people off to the nearest airport, until she came up against an inspired Jelena Jankovic.

She tumbles back down the rankings, but maybe the biggest fall from grace was last year’s finalist – in almost every sense of the word. Where she had the bravado of a player on the cusp of something big, Muguruza charmed with her easy going style. Where Bouchard ran out of ideas this season, Muguruza adapted and fought all the way, with grace and genuine humour.

Garbine Muguruza of Spain in action against Serena Williams of the USA during their final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 11 July 2015. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

Bouchard at least heads into the US hard court season with the prospect of not having to defend many points until Wuhan so may have that time to ‘find herself’ out on the court again after a very tough few months.

We welcome Azarenka back into the Top 20 too. All this year she has been the nightmare in the draw, and her match with Williams showed why she needs to be at the very top once more, and we are very much looking forward to her hard court swing.

1. Serena Williams

2. Maria Sharapova (+2)

3. Simona Halep

4. Caroline Wozniacki (+1)

5. Petra Kvitova (-3)

6. Ana Ivanovic (+1)

7. Agnieszka Radwanska (+6)

8. Lucie Safarova (-2)

9. Garbiñe Muguruza (+11)

10. Carla Suárez Navarro (-1)

11. Ekaterina Makarova (-3)

12. Karolina Pliskova (-1)

13. Angelique Kerber (-3)

14. Timea Bacsinszky (+1)

15. Venus Williams (+1)

16. Andrea Petkovic (-2)

17. Elina Svitolina

18. Madison Keys (+3)

19. Victoria Azarenka (+5)

20. Sara Errani (-1)

Topics: Atp World Tour, Sports, Tennis News, Wimbledon 2015, Wta

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