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Mirra Andreeva 1st 17-year-old in WTA top 10 since ’07

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LONDON — Mirra Andreeva rose to a career-best No. 9 within the tennis rankings on Monday, making the Russian the primary 17-year-old within the WTA’s High 10 since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007.

Andreeva moved up 5 spots due to her title Saturday in Dubai, the place she beat previous Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova en path to changing into the youngest participant to say the trophy at a WTA 1000 match.

Andreeva was a semifinalist ultimately 12 months’s French Open, her finest run at a serious match.

Australian Open winner Madison Keys additionally reached a career-high rating on Monday, shifting as much as No. 5 regardless of not enjoying a match since her triumph at Melbourne Park final month. She joins No. 3 Coco Gauff and No. 4 Jessica Pegula to offer the USA a trio of girls that top for the primary time since 2003.

A fourth American lady, Emma Navarro, is No. 10.

Aryna Sabalenka remained at No. 1, adopted by Swiatek at No. 2.

The ATP’s High 10 was principally unchanged, with the one motion being Andrey Rublev’s transfer from No. 10 to No. 9 after his title on the Qatar Open, swapping locations with Tommy Paul.

Jannik Sinner, at the moment serving a three-month doping ban, stayed at No. 1, forward of Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud.

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