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Rankings Report: Top 10 Movers and Shakers


After a five-year absence, Ana Ivanovic returns to the WTA top 10 this week on the back of a quarterfinal showing at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. Ivanovic, who's won three WTA titles this season, outperformed Victoria Azarenka at the event to claim her top 10 spot. The two switch places in this week's rankings, with Ivanovic rising to No. 10 and Azarenka slipping to No. 11. It marks the first time Azarenka has ranked outside the world's top 10 since 2010.

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In other top 10 moves, Angelique Kerber and Eugenie Bouchard swap places to No. 7 and No. 8 respectively, as Kerber benefits from a runner-up showing in Stanford.

Varvara Lepchenko is the biggest women's mover of the week, as the American upset Agniezska Radwanska en route to the semifinals in Stanford. While she held match point in her loss to Kerber, her consolation prize is a 13-spot bump in the rankings; she moves from No. 59 to No. 46. Kurumi Nara, runner-up to Svetlana Kuznetsova in Washington, D.C., also continues her breakthrough season with a rise of seven spots. The 22-year-old Japanese player puts herself in contention for a US Open seeding, and sets a new career-high, at No. 33. 

Canada took center stage on the men's side last week, a week before the Rogers Cup gets underway, and it shows in the rankings. Milos Raonic returns to his career-high of No. 6 on the back of the title in Washington, D.C. His countryman, Vasek Pospisil, who finished runner-up in D.C., moves up nine places to No. 27.

Their neighbor to the south, American Donald Young, also reaps rewards of a strong showing in D.C. A semifinal loss to Raonic there moves him up 23 places to No. 50. The 25-year-old, whose career-high ranking is No. 38, becomes the American No. 2 behind John Isner

On the other side of the world, Belgium's David Goffin continues his strong month. The 23-year-old Begian claimed his first career ATP World Tour title in Kitzbuhel, defeating fellow upstart Dominic Thiem in a three-set final. The Belgian, who won three consecutive Challengers in the weeks prior, runs his winning streak to 20 matches. His reward? A 30-spot rise in the rankings to No. 48.

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