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Muguruza joins U.S. Open champion Nadal at No. 1 for Spain

By HOWARD FENDRICH (No.) 10 and win Grand ning the U.S. Open last
AP Tennis Writer Slams, than be No. 1.” year, dropped down
NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who won to No. 14 from No. 8
Garbine Muguruza the year’s last Grand after becoming only
made her debut at No. Slam tournament, the second defending
1 on Monday, joining Sloane Stephens, women’s champion in
U.S. Open champion jumped to No. 17 from the professional era to
Rafael Nadal in making No. 83 by beating Mad- lose in the first round.
Spain the first country ison Keys 6-3, 6-0 in the Nadal remained at No.
since the United States At left, in a Sunday Sept. 10, 2017, file photo, Rafael Nadal, of U.S. Open final on Sat- 1 by winning his second
14 years ago to top the Spain, holds up the championship trophy after beating Kevin urday, continuing her Grand Slam trophy of
WTA and ATP rankings. Anderson, of South Africa, in the men’s singles final of the U.S. quick rise after having the season and 16th of
Andre Agassi and Ser- Open tennis tournament, in New York. surgery on her left foot his career with a 6-3, 6-3,
ena Williams were both No. 1 from Karolina Plis- on getting to No. 1. in January and going 6-4 victory over Kevin
No. 1 in 2003. kova, who fell to No. 4 “My motivation is just to 11 months between Anderson in the final at
Muguruza, the Wimble- with a quarterfinal de- be able to be a good tour appearances. Ste- Flushing Meadows on
don champion in July, feat in New York one tennis player — a good phens was outside the Sunday. The man who
rose two spots from No. year after finishing as tennis player, and to top 900 at the start of won the year’s other
3 on Monday after get- the runner-up. Entering come to the Grand August.Simona Halep two major titles, Roger
ting to the fourth round the U.S. Open, eight Slams and be a threat. stayed at No. 2 on the Federer, moved up one
at Flushing Meadows women had a chance The ranking is tempo- WTA list, while Venus place to No. 2.
for the first time. She to top the rankings by rary,” she said at the Williams’ semifinal run Anderson went from
is the 24th woman to the end of the tourna- time. in New York pushed her 32nd to 17th by reach-
lead the WTA since it ment.The day she won “I don’t know what it up four spots to No. 5, ing his first Grand Slam
introduced computer Wimbledon for her sec- feels to be No. 1. Hope- her first time in the top final. He was the low-
rankings in 1975 — and ond major champion- fully one day I can. And five since January 2011. est-ranked U.S. Open
the second Spaniard, ship, Muguruza was then I (will) compare,” Angelique Kerber, who men’s finalist since the
after Arantxa Sanchez asked about what sort Muguruza said. “But made her first appear- ATP computer rankings
Vicario. of priority she placed for now, I’d rather be ance at No. 1 after win- began 44 years ago.q
Muguruza takes over at