Nadal holds onto No. 1; Sharapova up to No. 5 | Inquirer Sports

Nadal holds onto No. 1; Sharapova up to No. 5

/ 06:56 PM June 09, 2014

Spain’s Rafael Nadal bites the trophy after winning the final of the French Open tennis tournament against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday, June 8, 2014. Nadal won in four sets 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.  AP

PARIS — Rafael Nadal has held onto the ATP’s No. 1 ranking thanks to his ninth French Open title.

Maria Sharapova’s second trophy at Roland Garros moved her up three spots to No. 5 on the WTA list Monday.

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If Nadal had lost Sunday’s final to No. 2 Novak Djokovic, they would have swapped places in the rankings.

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No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and No. 4 Roger Federer also stayed put, but Andy Murray climbed from No. 8 to No. 5 by reaching the French Open semifinals. First-time major semifinalist Ernests Gulbis jumped seven places to a career-best No. 10.

In the women’s rankings, No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 2 Li Na didn’t move despite early losses in Paris, while runner-up Simona Halep rose one spot to No. 3.

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