Leylah Annie Fernandez climbed the world rankings, as did Félix Auger-Aliassime

It’s a two-place development for the 19-year-old athlete.

He was knocked out in his second game in Madrid on May 1, but that was past.

Fernandez will face Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 35th in the world, in the first round of the Rome tournament on Monday, the final stage of preparation before the French Open in Paris.

The top 20 rankings have moved a lot in the past week.

Polish Iga Swiatek is No. 1 still in the world, after a week-long break (injured right shoulder) in which Tunisian Ons Jabeur, two days after his title in Madrid, took the 7th place in the world he has. already occupied in November 2021.

Jabeur, 27, defeated American Jessica Pegula (14th in the world) 7-5, 0-6 and 6-2 in the final in Madrid. So he became the first Arab player to be named in a WTA 1000 tournament. This is the second title of his career, after Birmingham in 2021.

The most important drop in the top 20 was Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who lost four places and sat in 8th place, just behind Jabeur.

WTA rankings after the tournament in Madrid:

• 1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 7061 pts
• 2. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 5011 (+1)
• 3. Paula Badosa (ESP) 4720 (-1)
• 4. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4596 (+1)
• 5. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4446 (+1)
• 6. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4152 (+1)
• 7. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 3895 (+3)
• 8. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3721 (-4)
• 9. Danielle Collins (USA) 3211 (-1)
• 10. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 3135 (-1)
• 11. Jessica Pegula (USA) 3040 (+3)
• 12. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2914 (-1)
• 13. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2725 (-1)
• 14. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2466 (-1)
• 15. Cori Gauff (USA) 2410 (+1)
• 16. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2336 (+1)
• 17. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2316 (+1)
• 18. Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN) 2191 (+2)
• 19. Angelique Kerber (GER) 2178
• 20. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2092 (-5)

Félix Auger-Aliassime also climbed

Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime earned a spot in the ATP rankings, posted online on Monday.

He is now 9th in the world, with the start of the Italian Open on Monday, the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome.

The day after his title in Madrid, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz grabbed three spots and moved to 6th place in the ATP rankings, two weeks before the French Open began.

He will also shine at his loss to Rome, plagued by ankle pain. He wants to be ready to play in the second round of the 2022 grand slam.

In Madrid, the 19-year-old Spaniard defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals, then world no.

It was his fourth title of the year, after the ATP 500 tournament in Rio in February, the Masters 1000 in Miami, the first of his career, and the ATP 500 in Barcelona.

Canadian Denis Shapovalov is not moving in the world rankings, he remains in 16th place.

ATP ranking on Monday after the Madrid Masters 1000:

• 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 8260 pts
• 2. Daniel Medvedev (RUS) 7990
• 3. Alexander Zverev (GER) 7020
• 4. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6435
• 5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5750
• 6. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 4773 (+3)
• 7. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4115 (+1)
• 8. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 3895 (-2)
• 9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3760 (+1)
• 10. Casper Ruud (NOR) 3760 (-3)
• 11. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 3380
• 12. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3130 (+2)
• 13. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3060 (-1)
• 14. Taylor Fritz (USA) 2965 (-1)
• 15. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2760
• 16. Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2671
• 17. Reilly Opelka (USA) 2440
• 18. Pablo Carreno (ESP) 2135
• 19. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 1993
• 20. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1830