Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open championship moved her up one spot to No. 2 in the WTA rankings on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), while men’s finalist Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. Aslan Karatsev’s historic run from qualifying to the final four before losing to nine-time Australian Open champion Djokovic allowed him to vault 72 places from 114th to 42nd. Aryna Sabalenka now leads the WTA doubles rankings after pairing with Elise Mertens to win the Australian Open women’s doubles title. After beating Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday for his 18th Grand Slam title, Djokovic is assured of remaining at No.

Source: Manila Times February 23, 2021 16:18 UTC