English Section

Poles move up in tennis rankings

12.08.2019 14:28
Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz has moved up eight notches to No. 40 in the ATP world ranking, the highest position in his career so far.
Pixabay License
Pixabay Licensepixabay/CC0

Fellow Pole Kamil Majchrzak has advanced from No. 100 to No. 96.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic remains No. 1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking, followed by Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Switzerland's Roger Federer.

Meanwhile, rising Polish star Iga Świątek has climbed from No. 65 to a career-best No. 55 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking.

Poland’s Magda Linette has fallen two notches to No. 79.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has moved back up to No. 1, ahead of Australia’s Ashleigh Barty and Czech player Karolina Plíšková.

(pk/gs)

Source: PAP