AUS Open Women's Singles Final: Madison Keys holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup AUS Open Women's Singles Final: Madison Keys holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup Australian Open women's champion Madison Keys returned to her career-best ranking on Monday and joins three other American women in the WTA top 10lucky horse, while men's champion Jannik Sinner maintained his significant lead atop the ATP list. (More Tennis News)
Keys won her first Grand Slam title with a three-set victory over the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday to move from No. 14 and match her career-high at No. 7.
hilo789 slotKeys joins fellow Americans Coco Gauff (No. 3), Jessica Pegula (No. 6) and Emma Navarro, who slipped one place to No. 9, in the women's top 10.
Sabalenka, who was attempting to achieve a rare three-peat of the Australian Open title remains at No. 1, and Iga Swiatek stays at No. 2 after her loss to Keys in a thrilling semifinal.
Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen dropped three places to No. 8, while former No. 2 Paola Badosa rose two places to round out the top 10 after her semifinal run at Melbourne Park.
The men's top four rankings remained as they were with Sinner at No. 1 — a spot he's held since June — leading Alexander Zverev, who he beat in straight sets for a second consecutive Australian Open championship on Sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz remains at No. 3, as does Taylor Fritz at No. 4, while Daniil Medvedev slipped two places to No. 7 after a bad-tempered second-round exit at Melbourne.
These two teams are meeting for the first time in the tournament in pool stage.
These two teams are meeting for the first time in the tournament in group stage.
Novak Djokovic, who retired with a hamstring injury during the Australian Open semifinals, rose one spot to No. 6, behind Casper Ruud.
Tommy Paul is the new face in the men's top 10lucky horse, reaching a career-best No. 9 after his quarterfinal appearance at Melbourne Park.
