PARIS: Novak Djokovic’s fourth Wimbledon win propelled him back into the top 10 of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday.

Djokovic beat Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) to claim his fourth Wimbledon men’s singles crown on Sunday, launching him 11 places to 10th in the rankings, ending an eight months top 10 exile.

South African surprise finalist Anderson, 32, moved up three places to fifth in the rankings.

Serb Djokovic, whose last stay in the top 10 dates back to October 2017, is hoping his 13th Grand Slam title will mark a turning point after a difficult two years marked by loss of motivation, personal issues and niggling injuries.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal remains top of the table and has widened the gap over number two Roger Federer, who was eliminated by Anderson in a marathon quarter final.

Meanwhile, Simona Halep retained the number one spot in the women’s WTA rankings despite losing in the third round at Wimbledon, but below her the upsets at the grass-court major caused turmoil.

Winner Angelique Kerber jumped six places to fourth, while the two women who contested the 2017 final both fell sharply after failing to match that performance.

Venus Williams, the beaten finalist last time, lost in the third round and dropped five places to 14. Reigning champion Garbine Muguruza fell in the second round and lost four places to number seven.

The biggest gainer was Serena Williams who reached the final in just the fourth tournament of her comeback following daughter Olympia’s birth in September and leapt 153 places to 28.

Latest top 10 rankings:

ATP: 1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 9310 points, 2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7080, 3. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 5665, 4. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 5395, 5. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 4655, 6. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4610, 7. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3905, 8. John Isner (US) 3720, 9. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3665, 10. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3355.

WTA: 1. Simona Halep (Romania) 7571, 2. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6740, 3. Sloane Stephens (US) 5463, 4. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5305, 5. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 5020, 6. Caroline Garcia (France) 4730, 7. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 4620, 8. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 4550, 9. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 4485, 10. Julia Goerges (Germany) 3980.

Published in Dawn, July 17th , 2018