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Tuesday 13 June 2017
Nadal up to No. 2; Djokovic slides to No. 4, worst since ‘09

HOWARD FENDRICH day whether getting The Latvian, who
AP Tennis Writer back to No. 1 in the turned 20 during the
PARIS (AP) — rankings is important tournament, lost in the
French Open cham- to him. first round a year ago
pion Rafael Nadal He has spent a total of at Roland Garros.
moved up two spots to 141 weeks there, most French Open runner-
No. 2 in the ATP rank- recently in July 2014. up Simona Halep
ings on Monday, his “I am playing well. moved from No. 4 to
highest placing since I am in a good posi- No. 2.
October 2014. tion. Angelique Kerber kept
Novak Djokovic, I just won the most im- the No. 1 spot, de-
meanwhile, slid from portant event of the spite being beaten in
No. 2 to No. 4 in the year for me, so that’s the first round in Paris.
new rankings, his low- the only thing that She is the first woman
est status in 7½ years. matters today, no?” seeded No. 1 to lose in
He lost in the quarterfi- he said. the French Open’s first
nals at Roland Garros, Spain’s Rafael Nadal poses for photos with his French Open tro- “Winning these kind of round in the profes-
where he won the title phy aboard a barge cruising on the Seine river in Paris, France, titles, then you have sional era, which be-
a year ago to com- Monday, June 12, 2017. chances to become gan in 1968.
plete a career Grand Associated Press any number (in) the Serena Williams
Slam. ranking.” dropped two spots to
That was also his fourth losing to Nadal 6-2, 6-3, and ended his three- By winning the wom- No. 4.
consecutive major 6-1 in Sunday’s final. year drought without en’s championship at She is taking the rest of
championship, but he Roger Federer is still a Grand Slam title. the French Open on this year off because
failed to defend any No. 5 after missing the He now has 15 major Saturday for the first she is pregnant.
of those titles. French Open for the titles, breaking a tie tour-level title of her
Andy Murray retained second year in a row. with Pete Sampras for career, Jelena Osta- Elina Svitolina, a quar-
his No. 1 ranking after Nadal’s victory in Par- second place among penko jumped from terfinalist at the French
a semifinal exit in Paris, is gave him a record men on the all-time list 47th to a career-high Open, rose one spot
while Stan Wawrinka 10th trophy at the behind Federer’s 18. 12th in the WTA rank- to a career-high No.
stayed at No. 3 after clay-court tournament Nadal was asked Sun- ings. 5.q