Drop one place for Tsitsipas, rise for Sakkari

THE Stefanos Tsitsipaswho was defeated in the 1st round of the Australian Open, dropped one place to 12th in the world rankings, second for the new year, presented by the ATP today. At the top is Yannick Sinner again, ahead of Alexander Sverev, while in third place is Carlos Alcarath. In detail, the top ten of the world ranking is as follows:

1. Yannick Sinner (Italy) 11,830 points

2. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 7,635

3. Carlos Alcarath (Spain) 7,010

4. Taylor Fritz (USA) 5,350

5. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 5,030

6. Kasper Ruud (Norway) 4,210

7. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3,900

8. Alex De Minor (Australia) 3,535

9. Andrei Rublev (Russia) 3,520

10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3,200

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12. Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,195

OR Maria Sakkariwho enters the “battle” of the Australian Open tomorrow, rose two places and is now in 30th place (1,727 points) in the world ranking for women’s professional tennis, the new list, the second of the new year, announced today by the WTA . Arina Sabalenka of Belarus remains at the top, ahead of Poland’s Iga Sviatek. The top ten is as follows:

1. Arina Sabalenka (Belarus) 9,656 points

2. Iga Sviatek (Poland) 8.120

3. Coco Goff (USA) 6,888

4. Jasmine Paolini (Italy) 5,399

5. Qingwen Zheng (China) 5,325

6. Jessica Pegula (USA) 4,801

7. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 4,723

8. Emma Navarro (USA) 3,409

9. Barbova Krejckova (Czech Republic) 3,213

10. Daria Kasatkina (Russia) 3,151

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30. Maria Sakkari 1,727