Latest ATP And WTA Top Ten Rankings (March 16th 2015)

Great Britain’s Andy Murray has moved from last week’s 5th position to 4th this week, and that is the only movement in the ATP Top Rankings. Only ten points separate Murray and Japan’s Nishikori who swopped places with Murray.

Djokovic continues to hold sway at the top of the rankings log with an amazing 13,205. precisely 4,000 points more than his closest challenger Roger Federer.

The Women’s Top Ten Rankings remains same as last week and even the previous week, the USA’s World Number One Serena Williams has got over a thousand points lead on world number two Maria Sharapova of Russia whose got 8,215.

The gaze of the Tennis World is fully on the BNP Paribas Open at Indian wells which is in full swing

Rank Previous Rank Name Country Ranking Points
1 1 Novak Djokovic Serbia 13,205
2 2 Roger Federer Switzerland 9,205
3 3 Rafael Nadal Spain 5,675
4 5 Andy Murray Great Britain 5,425
5 4 Kei Nishikori Japan 5,415
6 6 Milos Raonic Canada 4,980
7 7 Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland 4,595
8 8 David Ferrer Spain 4,535
9 9 Tomas Berdych Czech Republic 4,340
10 10 Marin Cilic Croatia 3,450

Rank Previous Rank Name Country Ranking Points
1 1 Serena Williams USA 9,592
2 2 Maria Sharapova Russia 8,215
3 3 Simona Halep Romania 6,571
4 4 Petra Kvitova Czech Republic 6,395
5 5 Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 4,825
6 6 Ana Ivanovic Serbia 4,425
7 7 Eugenie Bouchard Canada 4,306
8 8 Agnieszka Radwanska Poland 4,065
9 9 Ekaterina Makarova Russia 3,420
10 10 Andrea Petkovic Germany 3,190

Latest ATP And WTA Rankings (March 9th 2015)

Rank Previous Rank Name Country Ranking Points
1 1 Novak Djokovic Serbia 13,165
2 2 Roger Federer Switzerland 9,205
3 4 Rafael Nadal Spain 5,675
4 5 Kei Nishikori Japan 5,415
5 3 Andy Murray Great Britain 5,370
6 6 Milos Raonic Canada 4,980
7 7 Stan Wawrinka Switzerland 4,595
8 9 David Ferrer Spain 4,535
9 8 Tomas Berdych Czech Republic 4,340
10 11 Marin Cilic Croatia 3,450

No movement at the top of the ATP Rankings as Djokovic sits safely at the top with 13,165, followed by the man that recently beat him at the Dubai Championships Roger Federer. Nadal as moved from fourth to third closely followed by Japan’s Kei Nishikori who’s now world number 4, Great Britain’s Andy Murray who this weekend led his Country to an important victory over the USA in the BNP Paribas Davis Cup has slipped from 3rd to fourth in the latest ATP Rankings.

Rank Previous Rank Name Country Ranking Points
1 1 Serena Williams USA 9,592
2 2 Maria Sharapova Russia 8,215
3 3 Simona Halep Romania 6,571
4 4 Petra Kvitova Czech Rep 6,395
5 5 Carol Wozniacki Denmark 4,730
6 6 Ana Ivanovic Serbia 4,425
7 7 Eugenie Bouchard Canada 4,306
8 8 Agnieszka Radwanska Poland 4,065
9 9 Ekaterina Makarova Russia 3,420
10 10 Andrea Petkovic Germany 3,190

Serena Williams- Australia Open. photo credit Sascha Wenninger
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the Women’s ranking witnessed no movement in the top ten this week, all the ladies have kept their previous ranking positions.

Latest ATP And WTA Rankings, Tennis News, Titbits And Quotes

The tennis season literally came to a finale after the end of the season ending ATP world tour finals. Here is our weekly ATP and WTA rankings(top 10);

ATP RANKINGS

NAME. POINTS

1.Novak Djokovic. 11510

2 Roger Federer. 9700

3 Rafael Nadal. 6835

4 Stan Wawrinka. 5295

5 Kei Nishikori. 5025

6 Andy Murray. 4675

7 Tomas Berdych. 4665

8 Milos Raonic. 4440

9 Marin Cilic. 4150

10 David Ferrer. 4045

* South- African Kevin Anderson is ranked is ranked 16th in the world.

WTA. RANKINGS

NAME. POINTS

1 Venus Williams. 8485

2 Maria Sharapova. 7050

3 Simona Halep. 6292

4 Petra Kvitova. 5966

5 Ana Ivanovic. 4820

6 Agnieszka Radwanska. 4810

7 Eugenie Bouchard. 4715

8 Caroline Wozniacki. 4625

9 Angelique Kerber 3480

10 Dominika Cibulkova. 3052.

TENNIS NEWS AND TITBITS

* Roger Federer pulled out of the final of the ATP world tour at the 02 arena with a back injury which he suffered in the semis against fellow Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka.

* Two former world No.1 Venus Williams and Martina Hingis will face off in the first match of the champions tennis league today(Monday).

*Kei Nishikori believes that his strong showing at the ATP world tour finals will provide him the perfect springboard to win his first Grand Slam next year.

* The ATP world tour finals will continue to be played at the London 02 arena next year but the organisers are considering other cities for 2016 and beyond.

Roger Federer photo credit rogerfedererfans.com

TENNIS QUOTES

*” Right now am in the pinnacle of my career. I feel physically very fit. I’m motivated to keep on playing on a very high level. I’m going to try to use these year in front of me to fight for the No.1 in the world and fight for the biggest titles”. Novak Djokovic after ending the year 2014 as world No.1.

* ” I think i will have a lot of chance in the big tournaments,especially Grand slams. Hopefully I can come back to a final again. I love to play the Australian Open,hopefully I can have a good start of the year there”. Japanese Kei Nishikori optimistic about his chances of winning a Grand slam title next year.

SOME TENNIS FACTS

* The longest tennis match lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes spanning a total of 3 three days.

*Roger Federer holds the record for the highest career prize money in tennis with a whopping sum of $62m.

* The first black player to win the Us.Open was Arthur Ashe in 1986.

* Shortest Grand slam final was lasted for only 32mins when Steffi Graph defeated Natasha Zvereva 6-0, 6-0.

* The French Open happens to be named after a stadium where it takes place. The stadium is named after Roland Garros who was a pilot in World War 1.

Adejuwon Ademola.

Latest ATP And WTA Rankings And Tennis Titbits

With ATP and WTA events having come and gone in Singapore, Valencia and Basel, here are the ATP and WTA top ten ranked tennis players ( TOP 10)

ATP
With four players having qualified for this year world tour finals in London,the remaining four slots is still up for grabs as players jostle for tennis points. Rafael Nadal has opted out of tennis for this year which means the player ranked 9th also has a chance. Andy Murray won the Valencia Open in the weekend which sees him move to No.8 in the world while Roger Federer still have a chance of being World Number at the end of this year.

NAME. POINTS

1 Novak Djokovic. 11510

2 Roger Federer. 9280

3 Rafael Nadal. 8195

4 Stanislas Wawrinka. 5385

5 Tomas Berdych. 4485

6 David Ferer. 4465

7 Kei Nishikori. 4355

8 Andy Murray. 4295

9 Marin Cilic. 4195

10 Milos Raonic. 3190

* South-African Kevin Anderson is ranked No.18th in the world.

WTA
Serena williams proved once again that she is the most formidable force once again after winning the WTA finals in Singapore and she is now tied on second with Stefi Graff as they both have 5 WTA titles. Sharapova failed to usurp serena’s positin this year as she performed badly in Singapore while Caroline Wocniacki,Radwanksa and Halep also did their bit to be in contention.

NAME. POINTS

1 Serena Williams. 8485

2 Maria Sharapova. 7050

3 Simona Halep. 6292

4 Petra Kvitova. 5966

5 Ana Ivanovic. 4820

6 Agnieszka Radwanska. 4810

7 Eugenie Bouchard. 4715

8 Caroline Wozniacki. 4625

9 Li Na. –

10. Angelique Kerber. 3480

TENNIS TITBITS

* The IOC tennis commission has contacted Russian tennis President Tarmil Tarpischev to explain his comments about the Williams sisters that led to him being fined by the WTA.

* 17 time Grand slam champion Roger Federer won his sixth Basel open title in his Native Switzerland. A strong finish for him at the Paris Masters and the ATP tour might see him leapfrog Djokovic as Number one.

* South-African and Doubles star Cara Black may retire from the game after telling her Zimbabwean partner Mirza to find another partner. Cara and Mirza both won the WTA doubles title in Singapore.

Adejuwon Ademola

Latest ATP And WTA Rankings And Tennis Titbits

After the end of the another enthralling week of tennis in China and Japan. Here is the weekly ATP and WTA top ten players in the world.

ATP
This past week saw Roger Federer win the Shangai Masters and moving up into second position. Rafael Nadal also made a return from injury but was defeated by Feliciano Lopez who also lost in the Semi-final to losing finalist and now world number 18th Gilles Simon. All top four players are confirmed for the season ending tournament in London while the remaining four slots would be all for grab as players register in ATP competitions to gain points.

NAME. POINTS

1. N. Djokovic 11510

2. R. Federer. 9080

3. R. Nadal. 8105

4. S. Wawrinka. 5385

5. D. Ferrer. 4585

6. K. Nishikori. 4355

7. T. Berdych. 4325

8. M. Cilic. 3945

9. M. Raonic. 3885

10 G. Drimitrov. 3745

* British Number one Andy Murray is ranked 11th while South African Kevin Anderson is now world number 17.

WTA

Even though injury forced her not to defend her China Open title which was won by Maria Sharapova Serena Williams is still ranked number one based on consistent performances during the year.

NAME. POINTS

1. S. Williams. 8645

2. M. Sharapova. 6680

3. S. Halep. 6246

4. P. Kvitova. 6126

5. Na. Li. 5020

6. A. Radwanska. 4650

7. E. Bouchard. 4523

8. A. Ivanovic. 4435

9. C. Wozniacki. 4215

10. A. Kerber. 3745

TENNIS TITBITS

* Czech player and world number four Petra Kvitova will lead the Czech Republic team in the Fed cup final against Germany in Prague on November 8 & 9 according to the team captain Petra Pala.

* The Inaugural Champions Tennis League (CTL) will kick off on November 17 between Punjab and Delhi at the. DLTA complex in New Delhi,India.

* World number one Serena Williams has reached 210 weeks as world number one. One more than Hingis and behind Chris Evert who notched up 260 weeks though she is 167 and 122 weeks behind. Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova.
After the end of the another enthralling week of tennis in China and Japan. Here is the weekly ATP and WTA top ten players in the world.

ATP
This past week saw Roger Federer win the Shangai Masters and moving up into second position. Rafael Nadal also made a return from injury but was defeated by Feliciano Lopez who also lost in the Semi-final to losing finalist and now world number 18th Gilles Simon. All top four players are confirmed for the season ending tournament in London while the remaining four slots would be all for grab as players register in ATP competitions to gain points.

NAME. POINTS

1. N. Djokovic 11510

2. R. Federer. 9080

3. R. Nadal. 8105

4. S. Wawrinka. 5385

5. D. Ferrer. 4585

6. K. Nishikori. 4355

7. T. Berdych. 4325

8. M. Cilic. 3945

9. M. Raonic. 3885

10 G. Drimitrov. 3745

* British Number one Andy Murray is ranked 11th while South African Kevin Anderson is now world number 17.

WTA

Even though injury forced her not to defend her China Open title which was won by Maria Sharapova Serena Williams is still ranked number one based on consistent performances during the year.

NAME. POINTS

1. S. Williams. 8645

2. M. Sharapova. 6680

3. S. Halep. 6246

4. P. Kvitova. 6126

5. Na. Li. 5020

6. A. Radwanska. 4650

7. E. Bouchard. 4523

8. A. Ivanovic. 4435

9. C. Wozniacki. 4215

10. A. Kerber. 3745

TENNIS TITBITS

* Czech player and world number four Petra Kvitova will lead the Czech Republic team in the Fed cup final against Germany in Prague on November 8 & 9 according to the team captain Petra Pala.

* The Inaugural Champions Tennis League (CTL) will kick off on November 17 between Punjab and Delhi at the. DLTA complex in New Delhi,India.

* World number one Serena Williams has reached 210 weeks as world number one. One more than Hingis and behind Chris Evert who notched up 260 weeks though she is 167 and 122 weeks behind. Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova.

* Nigeria tennis team are in Group 3 of this year Davis cup holding at the Smash Academy in Cairo,Egypt

Adejuwon Ademola

* Nigeria tennis team are in Group 3 of this year Davis cup holding at the Smash Academy in Cairo,Egypt

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Latest ATP, WTA Rankings And Tennis Titbits

With the completion of all the Grand slam of the year, the players still try to jostle for points in the ATP and WTA rankings by their involvement in various singles tournament. This week rankings are out and at NEWFANZONE we give you the top ten players in the rankings.

ATP RANKINGS
In the ATP rankings there was no change as all top ten remained intact from the past week.

NAME. POINTS
1 N. Djokovic. 12150

2 R.Nadal. 8665

3 R. Federer. 8170

4 S. Wawrinka. 5690

5 D. Ferrer. 4495

6 M.Raonic. 4200

7 T.Berdych. 4175

8 K.Nishikori. 3865

9 M.Cilic. 3845

10.G.Dimitrov. 3710

* Andy Murray moves a step up to Number 11 while Kevin Anderson of South Africa remains in
Number 19 from the past week.

WTA RANKINGS

Like the ATP the WTA rankings still really had no major change as the biggest player that moved was Caroline Wozniacki from Ninth to Seventh position.

NAME. POINTS
1 S. Williams. 9430

2 S.Halep. 6160

3 P.Kvitova. 5926

4 M.Sharapova. 5575

5 Na Li. 5270

6 A.Radwanska. 5200

7 C.Wozniacki. 4500

8 A.Kerber. 4480

9 E.Bouchard. 4433

10 A.Ivanovic. 4180

TENNIS TITBITS
* The first Asian Man to ever appear in a Grand slam final Kei Nishikori spoke to CNN Hong Kong where he talked about how the Japanese fans always supported him and his love for Roger Federer.

* Rafael Nadal returns to action in Beijing in the Doubles event as he and his partner lost to John Isner and Tomas Berdych 5-7,6-4,4-10

* Stanislas Wawrinka ranked number four in the world has his eyes in the title as Tokyo as a win there would all but confirm his involvement in the season ending ATP world tour in London.

*Andy Murray was overcome with emotion as he won the Shenzhen Open against Tommy Robredo in the finals. Andy Murray has last won a title dating back to his Wimbledon triumph in 2013.

and finally…

* In the Asian games Indian tennis player Saketh Myneni bagged two medals in the mixed doubles and mixed singles event in Yeorumul tennis court in South Korea.

ADEJUWON ADEMOLA

Latest ATP, WTA Rankings And Tennis Titbits

The last Grand slam of the year(Us Open) has come and gone. Newfanzone takes a look at the latest ATP and WTA rankings(top ten), who dropped points and who gained.

ATP RANKINGS

The biggest winner in this week rankings is obviously the US Open champion Marin Cilic. The 14 seed for the tournament surprised everyone when he defeated Thomas Berdych in the Quarters but we didn’t know that was just the tip of the ice-berg until he dispatched 2nd seed Roger Federer and Surprise opponent in the Final Kei Nishikori. Nishikori, Federer are other players that gained points while Tsonga and Murray had an awful tournament at flushing meadows that made them drop out of the top ten.

NAME. POINTS

1. Novak Djokovic. 12290
2. Rafael Nadal. 8670
3. Roger Federer. 8030
4. Stanislas Wawrinka. 5625
5. David Ferrer. 4495
6. Thomas Berdych. 4240
7. Milos Raonic. 4225
8. Kei Nishikori. 3870
9. Marin Cilic. 3845
10. Grigor Dimitrov. 3710

*British Number one Andy Murray is World Number 11 with 3150 points while South African Kevin Anderson is 19th with 1840 points.

WTA RANKINGS
World Number one Serena Williams still retain her number one spot as she went on to win her first Grand slam title for this year and her 18th Grand slam in total. Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki also gained points as she powered her way into the finals before being overpowered by the American. Surprise of the tournament Shua Peng is now world number 21 after a good. Performance in the United states.

NAME. POINTS
1. Serena Williams. 9430
2. Simona Halep. 6160
3. Petra Kvitova. 5926
4. Maria Sharapova. 5575
5. Agnieska Radwanska. 5380
6. Na Li. 5270
7. Eugenie Bouchard. 4545
8. Angelique Kerber. 4400
9. Caroline Wozniacki. 4305
10. Ana Ivanovic. 3855

TENNIS TITBITS

*Us Open champion Serena Williams launched her Spring fashion Line at the New york fashion week notably present at the fashion show was losing finalist Caroline Wozniacki.

*Still on Serena williams,she has gone on twitter to declare she is single quoting her from her twitter handle(@serena williams) “To answer all your questions i’m single and i have been single so the speculation can stop”.

*US open runner-up Kei Nishikori despite losing the finals of the Us Open will get $940,000 (50 million yen) from his sponsors Fast Retailing whose President is Tadashi Yanai.

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ADEJUWON ADEMOLA

Latest ATP And WTA Rankings And Titbits

With the commencement of the US open in flushing meadows this is the latest ATP and WTA ranking for this week

ATP Rankings

There seem to be no change in the top ten as no one gained nor drop points as we look forward to the last Grand slam of the year in flushing meadows.

NAMES. POINTS
1 Novak Djokovic. 12770
2 Rafael Nadal. 10670
3 Roger Federer. 7490
4 Stanislas Wawrinka. 5985
5 David Ferrer. 4765
6 Milos Raonic. 4225
7 Thomas Berdych. 4060
8 Grigor Dimitrov. 3540
9 Andy Murray. 3150
10.J.W.Tsonga. 2920

*South African Kevin Anderson is still ranked World No.20 with 1795 points

WTA Rankings

Unlike the ATP rankings the WTA had a bit of change in position of players. Simona Halep dropped points but maintained her position as No. 2 while Petra kvitova moved a place up to 4th spot.

NAMES. POINTS
1 Serena Williams. 9430
2 Simona Halep. 6750
3 Na Li. 6170
4 Pertra kvitova. 5806
5 Agnieska Radwanska. 5590
6 Maria Sharapova. 5335
7 Angelique Kerber. 4550
8 Eugenie Bouchard. 4368
9 Ana Ivanovic. 4065
10 Jelena Jankovic. 3665

TENNIS TITBITS
* Andy Murray former coach Ivan Lendl has stated that the real reason why he left the Wimbledon champion is to focus on his family

* World No.6 Maria Sharapova has changed her style off the court by copying her mothers style about simple tailored items.

SOME FIRST ROUND RESULTS (US OPEN)

MEN
Andy Murray def Robin Haase 6-3 7-6(6) 1-6 7-5

Nick Krygios def Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(1)

J.Wilfred Tsonga def Juan Monaco 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1

WOMEN
Simona Halep def Danielle Rose Collins 6-7(2) 6-1 6-2

Agnieska Radwanska def Sharon Fichman 6-1 6-0

Angelique. Kerber def Ksenai Pervak. 6-2 3-6 7-5

Jelena Jankovic def Bojana Jovanoski 6-2 6-3

You can follow Ademola and Newfanzone on twitter @demydemo, @NewFanzone for more Us open results and tennis News.

Adejuwon Ademola

Latest ATP, WTA Rankings And Tennis Titbits

After the Northern and Southern Open in Cicinnati which we take a look at this week ATP and WTA rankings for the week.

ATP RANKINGS

Roger Federer moved closer to world No 2 Rafael Nadal by winning the Cicinnati Masters. South African Kevin Anderson also drop 6 places to No. 20 after a poor performance in the same Masters tournament. Thomas Berdych also drop two places while Milos Raonic moved one spot with a semi-final berth in the Cicinnati Masters.

Names. Points
1. N.Djokovic. 12,770
2. R.Nadal. 10,670
3. R. Federer. 7,490
4. S.Wawrinka. 5,985
5. D.Ferrer. 4,765
6. M.Raonic. 4,225
7. T.Berdych. 4,060
8. G.Dimitrov. 3,540
9. A.Murray. 3,150
10 J.Tsonga. 2,920

WTA RANKINGS

In the WTA rankings,Serena Williams keeps her No.1 spot after her Masters title in Cicinnati. Czech Petra Kvitova also dropped one spot while Belarusian Victoria Azarenka dropped seven places to become 17th in the world.

Names. Points
1 S.Williams. 9,430
2 S.Halep. 6,310
3 Na.Li. 6,170
4.A.Radwanska. 5,590
5 P.Kvitova. 5,487
6 M.Sharapova. 5,335
7 A.Kerber. 4,550
8 E.Bouchard. 4,368
9 A.Ivanovic. 4,065
10 J.Jabkovic. 3,695

TENNIS TIT-BITS

* World No 2 Rafael Nadal will miss the U.S open after he failed to recover from a wrist injury which he picked up while practising in his homi island in Mallorca. Rafael Nadal is the Current holder of the title in Flushing Meadows.

*Roger Federer won his 80th Career title with a win in Cicinnati on sunday against Spaniard David Ferrer.

* Roger Federer Qualified for the ATP world tour finals for a record 13 times after Surpassing Ivan Lendl record of 12. Roger Federer will join Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal who have also secured a spot in the championship.

ADEJUWON ADEMOLA

Latest ATP And WTA Rankings

With the aftermath of the Rogers cup in Montreal Canada, here are the latest top ten tennis players in the world.

There seem to be no changes in the top ten from last week ATP rankings. Even though some players drop points and some gained .The top ten remains the same.

ATP Rankings

Names. Points

1 N.Djokovic. 12860
2 R.Nadal. 11670
3 R.Federer. 6670
4 S.Wawrinka. 5850
5 T.Berdych. 4410
6 D.Ferrer. 4255
7 M.Raonic. 3955
8 G.Dimitrov. 3620
9 A.Murray. 3150
10 J.Tsonga. 2910

*South African Kevin Anderson moves four places to 17th in the world after a nice performance in Canada.

In the WTA rankings,there were a bit of change in the top ten Chinese player Li Na dropped from No.2 to 3 while Belarusian Victoria Azarenka moved into the top 10 moving ahead of Serbian Ana Ivanovic. Rogers cup winner Agnieszka Radwanska maintained her 5th position in the rankings.

WTA Rankings

Names. Points

1 S.Williams. 9150
2 S.Halep. 6785
3 Na.Li. 6565
4 P.Kvitova. 5930
5 A.Radwanska. 5625
6 M.Sharapova. 4986
7 A.Kerber. 4570
8 E.Bouchard. 4450
9 J.Jankovic. 3900
10 V.Azarenka. 3683

Tennis Titbits:
*World Number 2 Rafael Nadal reiterated today that he will see his Doctor regarding his wrist injury

*Czech Tennis Player Petra Kvitova has increased her global market portfolio by signing for IMG Worldwide Inc. The world Number 4 already have deals with Nike,Unicredit Bank,Ceska Posta and Wilson

And Finally..

*Golfer Rory Mcllroy said spliting with Caroline Wozniacki has improved his game. Mcllroy who won his second straight major at the PGA championship on sunday is now World Number Golfer.

ADEJUWON ADEMOLA

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