Djokovic, Osaka claim world tennis crowns

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL

Japan's Naomi Osaka has made history as the first person from Asia to lead the world tennis rankings, while Serbia’s Novak Djokovic kept the top spot in the men's rankings.

The latest world rankings were revealed Monday after the end of the 2019 Australian Open tournament on Sunday.

Djokovic won his seventh 2019 Australian Open title in men's singles by defeating his Spanish rival Rafael Nadal 3-0 on Sunday.

With the Australia Open victory, Djokovic also won his 15th grand slam title and remained world number one in the ATP rankings.

Runner-up Spanish Rafael Nadal stayed at world No. 2. Swiss Roger Federer drooped to No. 6 from No. 3 after being eliminated in the fourth round of the 2019 Australian Open.

Osaka rises to women’s No. 1

Japan's Osaka won the women’s crown in the 2019 Australian Open on Saturday by beating Czech Petra Kvitova 2-1 in the women's single final.

The victory pushed Osaka over the top to replace Romania's Simona Halep as world number one, and making her the first person from Asia to lead the tennis rankings.

Runner-up Petra Kvitova moved up from No. 6 to No. 2.

ATP RANKINGS

RANK	PREV RANK	PLAYER	COUNTRY	RANKING POINTS
1	1	NOVAK DJOKOVIC	SERBIA	10,955
2	2	RAFAEL NADAL	SPAIN	8,320
3	4	ALEXANDER ZVEREV	GERMANY	6,475
4	5	JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO	ARGENTINA	5,060
5	6	KEVIN ANDERSON	SOUTH AFRICA	4,845
6	3	ROGER FEDERER	SWITZERLAND	4,600
7	9	KEI NISHIKORI	JAPAN	4,110
8	8	DOMINIC THIEM	AUSTRIA	3,960
9	10	JOHN ISNER	USA	3,155
10	7	MARIN CILIC	CROATIA	3,140

WTA RANKINGS

RANK	PREV RANK	PLAYER	COUNTRY	RANKING POINTS
1	4	NAOMI OSAKA	JAPAN	7,030
2	6	PETRA KVITOVA	CZECH REPUBLIC	6,290
3	1	SIMONA HALEP	ROMANIA	5,582
4	5	SLOANE STEPHENS	USA	5,307
5	8	KAROLINA PLISKOVA	CZECH REPUBLIC	5,100
6	2	ANGELIQUE KERBER	GERMANY	4,965
7	7	ELINA SVITOLINA	UKRAINE	4,940
8	9	KIKI BERTENS	NETHERLANDS	4,430
9	3	CAROLINE WOZNIACKI	DENMARK	3,566
10	11	ARYNA sABALENKA	BELARUS	3,485