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WTA Rankings: Welcome Back to the Top 10, Petra Kvitova!

The Czech returns to the Top 10 for the first time since September of 2021.By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday April 3, 2023

Petra Kvitova produced her own brand of Miami heat this weekend, burning through the women’s singles draw to claim her biggest title on tour since the summer of ‘21.

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Now the former World No.2 and two-time major champion is back inside the Top 10.

33-year-old Kvitova rises two spots in this week’s WTA rankings and claims a spot in the Top 10 for the first time since September of 2021.

The Czech claimed her 30th WTA title on Saturday, dispatching 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in a hard-fought battle. She is the oldest player – and only player over 30 – inside the WTA’s Top 10 at the moment.

There wasn’t much movement inside the Top 10 on Monday. Belinda Bencic departs, dropping two from No.9 to No.11, while Maria Sakkari rises from No.10 to No.9. The rest of the Top 10 remains the same.

Cirstea Pops 33

On the strength of her Miami semifinal, Sorana Cirstea, former World No.21, jumps 33 spots to No.41 – the Romanian is the biggest mover inside the WTA’s Top 100 this week. Cirstea, who reached the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, was ranked 83 at the beginning of March.

Other notable movers this week are Italy’s Martina Trevisan, who jumps four spots to make her Top 20 debut at No.20, and Anastasia Potapova, who rises one spot to a career-high of 25.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto (+4 to No.45) and Varvara Gracheva (+8 to No.45) also hit career highs on Monday. Marketa Vondrousova, former World No.14, rises 20 spots to No.83.

Sabalenka Leads the Race

Aryna Sabalenka still has a 314-point lead over Elena Rybakina in the Race standings, with Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek holding down No.3 and No.4 spots.

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ATP Rankings: Djokovic Returns to No.1 for Record 8th Stint

The 22-time major champion is back at the top of the ATP rankings. By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday April 3, 2023

Novak’s back!

22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has returned to the top of the ATP ranking for the eighth time as of Monday, April 3. The 35-year-old leapfrogs Carlos Alcaraz to begin his record 381st week atop the table.

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Djokovic, who will return to the court at Monte-Carlo next week, has a 380-point lead over second-ranked Alcaraz. He will defend just ten points at Monte-Carlo, where he lost his first match to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina last year.

The World No.1 will defend a total of 1880 points between now and the end of Roland-Garros.

Alcaraz, meanwhile, only defends 10 points at Monte-Carlo as well. The 19-year-old is defending 1870 points between now and the end of Roland-Garros.

Medvedev up to No.4

Daniil Medvedev jumps back into the Top 4 after claiming the title in Miami. The Russian leapfrogs Casper Ruud and is 620 points behind third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Italy's Jannik Sinner is back at his career-high ranking of No.9. The Miami runner-up is just 25 points behind 8th-ranked Holger Rune.

The biggest riser inside the Top 100 is American Chris Eubanks. A quarterfinalist last week in Miami, Eubanks jumps 34 spots to No.85 – he is one of 14 Americans inside the Top 100 this week.

Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori is the biggest gainer inside the Top 50. He climbs 17 spots thanks to a Miami quarterfinal, and ends up at 37.

France’s Luca Van Assche also jumps 17 spots to make his Top 100 debut at No.91. The 18-year-old has never won an ATP level match, but claimed the Sanremo Challenger title last week, defeating Juan Pablo Varillas in the final. Van Assche also won the Pau Challenger title in February, defeating Arthur Rinderknech and Ugo Humbert in his semifinal and final rounds.

Medvedev Leads Race to Turin Standings

As we head to the clay, here are the Race to Turin standings, with Daniil Medvedev leading the pack by 600 points.

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