MELBOURNE, Australia – Carlos Alcaraz completed a Grand Slam career of singles victories with his Australian Open title, but there was some consolation for the man he defeated, 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic.
While Alcaraz retained his No. 1 ranking on the ATP tour ahead of Jannik Sinner, Djokovic, who defeated Sinner in the semifinals at Melbourne Park, moved up one place to No. 3. It is the first time the 38-year-old Djokovic has been in the top three since August 2024.
On the WTA Tour, Aryna Sabalenka retained her top ranking despite her final loss to Elena Rybakina. Rybakina climbed two places to third in the rankings, with Iga Swiatek in between at number 2.
Three Americans followed in the WTA rankings: No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, Coco Gauff and Australian Open semifinalist Jessica Pegula. Elina Svitolina climbed two places to number 10 after her semi-final loss to Sabalenka at Melbourne Park.
American apprentice Tien was one of the biggest improvers on both tours, moving up five spots on the ATP Tour to No. 24, a career high. The 20-year-old Tien, who lost to No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals, became the youngest American man to reach the last eight of a major since 2002.
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime remained at No. 8, while Denis Shapovalov dropped to No. 25. On the women’s side, Victoria Mboko is up three places to number 13 after falling to Sabalenka in the fourth round, while Leylah Fernandez fell two places to number 25.
–with files from Sportsnet
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