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US Open causes historic ranking shake-up: All World No. 1's to change at end of Grand Slam
Tennis NewsSaturday, 09 September 2023 at 12:07
The World No. 1's in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles are all set to change after the end of the US Open in an ATP and WTA Ranking shake-up.
When the rankings are updated next week, we will see the once-in-a-lifetime occurrence of all four top spots changing simultaneously. This is the first time that this has happened since rankings began.
The first shift came in the opening round of the New York major when Novak Djokovic won his match against Alexandre Muller. After winning the Cincinnati Open a week before, the 23-time Grand Slam champion was just 20 points behind top seed Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Ranking.
Therefore, the 45 points he secured from his first-round win were more than enough to take back the top spot. Moreover, as Alcaraz was the US Open defending champion, the Spaniard could only defend points at Flushing Meadows this year.
Meanwhile, Djokovic only had points to gain due to his unvaccinated status leading him to be barred from the 2022 tournament during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sabalenka dethrones Swiatek in women's singles
In women's singles, Aryna Sabalenka was finally able to usurp Iga Swiatek after the latter spent 75 weeks in the No. 1 spot. The 25-year-old had been snapping at the Polish player's heels for a while, with her biggest opportunity until now being at Wimbledon in July.
At that time, Swiatek's elimination in the quarter-finals gave Sabalenka the chance to dethrone her as long as she reached the final. However, she fell at the final hurdle, losing to Ons Jabeur in the semis. Nevertheless, Swiatek being defeated by Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of the US Open meant that Sabalenka, who has now reached the final of the Slam, will become World No. 1 for the first time in her career.
Doubles rankings to also shift
In men's doubles, current World No. 1's Neal Skupski and Wesley Koolhof will drop from the top spot after a shocking exit from the US Open in the third round. In their place, Austin Krajicek will rise to No. 1. The American made it to the semi-finals in men's doubles at the US Open and won the Roland Garros earlier this year, both with Ivan Dodig.
In women's doubles, top seeds and defending champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova were ousted in the second round, meaning that Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff will re-claim World No. 1 after reaching the semi-finals.
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