Five US women in top 15 for first time in two decades

Five players from the United States are ranked in the Women’s Tennis Association’s top 15 for the first time in two decades, the USTA said on Monday.
World number two Coco Gauff led the American charge followed by sixth-ranked Jessica Pegula and Danielle Collins, who climbed two spots to ninth on the list amid a remarkable farewell season.
Madison Keys was ranked 14th while Emma Navarro hopped two spots to a career-high 15th after reaching her first major quarter-final at Wimbledon.
The last time five American women featured in the top 15 was May 24, 2004, when Lindsay Davenport was fourth in the world.

WTA Rankings
1 Iga Swiatek, Poland
2 Coco Gauff, US
3 Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus
4 Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan
5 Jasmine Paolini, Italy
6 Jessica Pegula, US
7 Zheng Qinwen, China
8 Maria Sakkari, Greece
9 Danielle Collins, US
10 Barbora Krejcikova, Czechia
11 Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia
12 Daria Kasatkina, Russia
13 Liudmila Samsonova, Russia
14 Madison Keys, US
15 Emma Navarro, US

Alcaraz set for epic year-end No. 1 battle with Sinner by winning Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz has set the stage for a memorable battle for ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours with Jannik Sinner after winning the Wimbledon title on Sunday.
The Spaniard began The Championships in third place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, but with 2,000 points for triumphing at the grass-court major is now just 250 points behind first-placed Sinner, who dominated the first half of the season. Alcaraz in 2022 became the youngest ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF in history aged 19. Now he is well in the battle to accomplish the feat for the second time after winning back-to-back major titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Sinner, who earned his maiden major trophy at the Australian Open, also emerged victorious at Rotterdam, ATP Masters 1000 Miami and Halle to take a commanding lead in the Live Race. Alcaraz has narrowed that gap in the past month with his Slam wins.
The ATP Head2Head rivalry between Alcaraz and Sinner has quickly become the most gripping rivalry of the new generation, with the 21-year-old and 22-year-old, respectively, thrilling fans around the world with their play. Alcaraz leads their series 5-4.