Noskova moves into WTA Top 10 after Wimbledon triumph

PARIS: Czech Linda Noskova moved into the WTA Top 10 on Monday after winning her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon at the weekend.

The 21-year-old jumps five places to a career-high number seven ranking just behind compatriot Karolina Muchova who she beat in the final at the All England Club on Saturday.

Noskova won her third WTA title and first major in astonishing style, recovering from wasting five match points in the second set to beat Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in London.

Aryna Sabalenka, who crashed out of Wimbledon in the last 16 to Japan’s Naomi Osaka, remains world number one ahead of Kazakh Elena Rybakina, who fell in the third round to Belgian Elise Mertens.

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American Jessica Pegula, a quarter-finalist in Wimbledon, moves up one place to third, ahead of compatriot Coco Gauff, who jumps three places to fourth after her run to the semi-final in London.

WTA rankings

1. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 8550 pts

2. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 8143

3. Jessica Pegula (USA) 6301 (+1)

4. Coco Gauff (USA) 5649 (+3)

5. Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 5293

6. Karolina Muchova (CZE) 5168 (+3)

7. Linda Noskova (CZE) 5119 (+5)

8. Iga Swiatek (POL) 4539 (-5)

9. Amanda Anisimova (USA) 4353 (-3)

10. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4351 (-2)

11. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 3926 (+2)

12. Victoria Mboko (CAN) 3570 (-2)

13. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 3146 (+1)

14. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2845 (-3)

15. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 2783 (+2)

16. Iva Jovic (USA) 2636

17. Sorana Cirstea (ROM) 2535 (+1)

18. Diana Shnaider (RUS) 2458 (-3)

19. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 2301

20. Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 2300