Garbine Muguruza becomes 24th player in history of WTA to earn the No.1 ranking
Despite the loss, the 23-year-old Muguruza, who earlier this year clinched her maiden Wimbledon title, with 6300 points finished atop with none left to dethrone her. Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep is just few notches behind with 5965 points while Pliskova slipped down to position four with 5520 points.
Sep 07, 2017, 00:49 AM IST
US Open 2017: CoCo Vandeweghe stuns Karolina Pliskova to set up all-American semi-final line-up
Pliskova had been the runner-up in 2016 and her failure to defend those points means that Wimbledon champion Muguruza will take the top ranking for the first time despite the Spaniard losing in the last 16 in New York.
Sep 07, 2017, 00:32 AM IST
WTA Rankings: Wimbledon Champion Garbiñe Muguruza ahead of Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina in race to World No. 1
But with every round unfolding, one or the other chipped off the race. Second-seeded Simona Halep was stunned in the first round of the tournament by Maria Sharapova. Pliskova, Muguruza, and Svitolina raced away deeper into the tournament which put aside the remainders on the list. Ergo, the race now stands between these three tennis players.
Sep 04, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
US Open 2107: Petra Kvitova ousts Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza
Kvitova, whose first event this year was the French Open, has a new appreciation for her chances at Grand Slam glory.
Sep 04, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
US Open 2017: Petra Kvitova and Garbine Muguruza to meet in fourth round
Kvitova, playing in just her eighth tournament since missing five months of action after being stabbed in the hand last December, finished off the Frenchwoman within 73 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Sep 02, 2017, 08:49 AM IST
US Open 2017: Garbine Muguruza advances, Johanna Konta out
US 10th seed John Isner blasted 22 aces in eliminating France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Aug 29, 2017, 08:24 AM IST
US Open 2017: Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza powers past Varvara Lepchenko at Flushing Meadows
Despite winning two grand slam titles, Muguruza has never felt at home at Flushing Meadows as she has never advanced past the third round here.
Aug 28, 2017, 23:45 PM IST
US Open 2017: Eight contenders for World No. 1 spot in WTA rankings as battle heads to Flushing Meadows
It has indeed been a short and a difficult journey for Kerber, who would now head to Flushing Meadows to mend things her way and shrug off the poor run in 2017 so far. Being the defending champion herself, the present World No. 6 does have the chance to reclaim the throne provided she is able to defend her points at the campaign.
Aug 25, 2017, 19:52 PM IST
Red-hot Garbine Muguruza eager to solve US Open puzzle
With her devastating 6-1 6-0 romp of Simona Halep to claim the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, Muguruza rose to third in the world rankings.
Aug 25, 2017, 09:26 AM IST
Garbine Muguruza routs would-be No 1 Simona Halep for Cincinnati WTA title
Sixth-seeded Spaniard Muguruza needed only 56 minutes to capture her second title of the year and her first in a US event, taking the $522,450 top prize in the last major US Open tuneup.
Aug 21, 2017, 06:38 AM IST
Venus Williams battles into Toronto last 16, Garbine Muguruza through
Top seed Karolína Pliskova of the Czech Republic meanwhile eased past Russia`s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3.
Aug 10, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
After Wimbledon victory, Garbine Muguruza all set for US hardcourt season
US Open has however not been her favourite spot in the world of tennis. She has so far appeared in only four seasons and her best performance on that hard court has been round two. She has somehow failed to crawl forward at the Flushing Meadows
Jul 29, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer had 'different types of drinks' until 5 am to celebrate historic title with close friends
Federer's tally of 19 Grand Slams keeps him four clear of Rafael Nadal's 15. He now stands alongside Helen Wills Moody as joint-fourth on the all-time list of grand slam winners. In front of him stands, Margaret Court (24), Serena Williams (23) and Steffi Graf (22).
Jul 18, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
WTA Rankings: Garbiñe Muguruza climbs to fifth place after clinching Wimbledon title
The 23-year-old Spaniard won 7-5, 6-0 over United States` Venus Williams in the women`s singles final at Wimbledon in just an hour and 17 minutes on Saturday, reports Efe.
Jul 17, 2017, 16:29 PM IST
Weekly sports round-up, July 10 to 16: From Ravi Shastri's appointment as India coach to Roger Federer's record Wimbledon title
An eventful sporting week culminated with Roger Federer winning a record 19th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, even as uncertainty continued to rule Indian cricket on who else will join the coaching staff to support Ravi Shastri, the new head coach.
Jul 17, 2017, 00:16 AM IST
Wimbledon 2017: Garbine Muguruza reveals she wants to dance with Roger Federer at Champions' dinner
The tradition of men and women's singles winner dancing in the Champions' ball on Sunady night hasn't been stritcly followed since 1970s, but was brought back in 2015 when Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic shared the dance floor.
Jul 16, 2017, 14:38 PM IST
Wimbledon 2017: Garbine Muguruza joins elite group of Spaniards who have clinched singles title at All England Club
After a tight and tense first set which witnessed Muguruza's strong and relentless returnings to crack the Venus code, the young Spaniard took down her experienced opponent 6-0 in the second set to lift the Venus Rosewater dish
Jul 16, 2017, 12:31 PM IST
Wimbledon: Venus Williams runs out of steam but gives all credit to Garbine Muguruza
After producing, as she has done throughout the tournament, clean-hitting and focused tennis, Williams failed to convert two set points at 5-4 and dramatically lost the next nine games as her hopes of a sixth Wimbledon singles title evaporated.
Jul 15, 2017, 23:51 PM IST
Garbine Muguruza crowned Wimbledon champion after beating Venus Williams
The Venezuela-born 23-year-old sealed her second grand slam victory after a successful Hawkeye challenge of a Williams forehand that sailed just beyond the baseline.
Jul 15, 2017, 20:21 PM IST
Wimbledon 2017, Women's singles final: Venus Williams vs Garbine Muguruza – Live Streaming, TV Listing, Date, Time
Not many had expected Venus to reach so far in the tournament but Serena Williams' resurgent sibbling, slowly and silently marched on, breezed past two of the favourites to reach her first Wimbledon final since 2009.
Jul 15, 2017, 10:39 AM IST
