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U.S. Open champ Djokovic clinches year-end No. 1 for 4th time
14 after losing to Djokovic day, two days after beat-
in the semifinals. Kei Nishi- ing Vinci to become, at 33,
kori, the 2014 runner-up, the oldest first-time Grand
slid two spots to No. 6 after Slam champion. Vinci, who
a first-round exit at Flushing stunned Serena Williams in
Meadows. the semifinals, went from
The two Italian women 43rd to 19th.
who met in the surprising Williams remained at No.
U.S. Open final, champion 1 — like Djokovic, she al-
Flavia Pennetta and run- ready is assured of finish-
ner-up Roberta Vinci, both ing the year in the top
made big jumps in the WTA spot — followed by No. 2
rankings. Simona Halep, No. 3 Maria
Pennetta rose 18 spots to a Sharapova and No. 4 Petra
career-best No. 8 on Mon- Kvitova.q
Novak Djokovic poses with the U.S. Open tennis championship trophy, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015,
in New York’s Central Park.
Associated Press
HOWARD FENDRICH “Knowing I will end the year in the French Open final,
AP Tennis Writer at No. 1 keeps my mind re- then beat Federer in the fi-
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak laxed,” Djokovic said in an nals at Wimbledon and the
Djokovic’s U.S Open title interview with The Associat- U.S. Open.
allowed him to clinch the ed Press. “I have achieved Djokovic is currently in his
year-end No. 1 ranking for a lot so far in the season, third stay at No. 1, for a to-
the fourth time. and I hope I can deliver tal of 164 weeks, the sixth
The ATP announced Mon- the same game for the rest most in the history of the
day, a day after Djokovic’s of the year.” computer rankings that
6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory He is 63-5 with seven titles, began in 1973. Federer
over No. 2 Roger Federer in including three at Grand holds the record of 302.
the final at Flushing Mead- Slam tournaments, and There wasn’t much move-
ows, that the 28-year-old has reached the final at ment at the top of the
Serbian would add 2015 each of his past 11 events. ATP rankings Monday, al-
to 2011, 2012 and 2014 as Djokovic beat Andy Mur- though Marin Cilic, last
seasons he finished atop ray in the Australian Open year’s U.S. Open champi-
the rankings. final, lost to Stan Wawrinka on, went from No. 9 to No.
Ashton Eaton and Wlodarczyk
World records ratified by IAAF
MONACO (AP) — The IAAF finish with 9,045 points at the body also ratified Anita Wl-
has ratified the world record Beijing worlds last month odarczyk of Poland’s world
set by American decathlete and retain his title. record hammer throw of
Ashton Eaton at the recent He needed to run under 81.08 meters on Aug. 1 at
world championships. 4:18.25 to surpass the world a home meet in Cetniewo,
Olympic champion Eaton mark of 9,039 points he set beating her previous best
ran the 1,500 meters in 4 in Oregon in June 2012. of 79.58 a year earlier in
minutes, 17.52 seconds to Track and field’s governing Berlin.q
