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Tsitsipas breaks into top-20 after Toronto epic

Mon 13 Aug 2018, 16:28:15

Simona Halep leads her nearest rival, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, by a margin of more than 1,000 points.

Greek 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas broke into the world top 20 on Monday following his giant-killing run at the Toronto Masters.

The beaten finalist who lost out to world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday vaulted into 15th place a day after his 20th birthday.

Tsitsipas, ranked 159th in the world one year ago, reached the final after eliminating four seeds along the way â€” Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Kevin Anderson.

Halep strengthens here position

Simona Halep strengthened her position as women's world number one following her latest tournament triumph, according to the WTA rankings released Monday.

The 26-year-old from Romania leads her nearest rival, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, by a margin of more than 1,000 points following her win on Sunday in Montreal.

The French Open champion beat world number three Sloane Stephens 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-4 in a gruelling 2hr 41min battle.

Latest ATP world rankings (men)

1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 10220 pts

2. Roger Federer (SUI) 6480

3. Juan MartÃn Del Potro (ARG) 5410 (+1)

4. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4845 (-1)

5. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4700

6. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 4535

7. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4085

8. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3665

9. John Isner (USA) 3570

10. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3445