Linda Nosková Reaches Career-High World No. 7 Following Wimbledon Victory
Linda Nosková Reaches Career-High World No. 7 Following Wimbledon Victory; PC: Getty

Linda Nosková Reaches Career-High World No. 7 Following Wimbledon Victory

21-year-old Linda Nosková jumped to a career-high number seven after winning her maiden Grand Slam at Wimbledon.

Linda Nosková Reaches Career-High World No. 7 Following Wimbledon Victory
Linda Nosková Reaches Career-High World No. 7 Following Wimbledon Victory; PC: Getty

Nosková moved into the WTA Top 10 just behind compatriot Karolina Muchova, whom she defeated to earn her maiden Grand Slam title.

The Czech won her third WTA title and first major, after recovering from wasting five match points in the second set to beat Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, in London.

Aryna Sabalenka, who lost at Wimbledon in the round of 16 against Japan’s Naomi Osaka, remains World No. 1 ahead of Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, who fell in the third round to Belgium’s Elise Mertens.

Jessica Pegula, who had a quarter-final run at Wimbledon, moved up one place to third, ahead of compatriot Coco Gauff, who jumped three places to fourth after her semifinal run at the All England Club.

WTA Rankings:

1. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 8550 pts
2. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 8143
3. Jessica Pegula (USA) 6301 (+1)
4. Coco Gauff (USA) 5649 (+3)
5. Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 5293
6. Karolina Muchova (Cze) 5168 +3
7. Linda Nosková (Cze) 5119 +5
8. Iga Swiatek (Pol) 4539 -5
9. Amanda Anisimova (USA) 4353 -3
10. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4351 -2
11. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 3926 (+2)
12. Victoria Mboko (CAN) 3570 (-2)
13. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 3146 (+1)
14. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2845 (-3)
15. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 2783 (+2)
16. Iva Jovic (USA) 2636
17. Sorana Cirstea (ROM) 2535 (+1)
18. Diana Shnaider (RUS) 2458 (-3)
19. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 2301
20. Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 2300

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