Tsonga into top 10, Halep climbs to second

<a href="http://cache.images.core.optasports.com/news/tennis/2014/8/11/595783header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cache.images.core.optasports.com/news/tennis/2014/8/11/595783header.jpg" /></a>Jo-Wilfried Tsonga climbed back into the ATP's top 10 for the first time in five months after his Rogers Cup triumph.<br /> <br /> The Frenchman more than deserved his rise from 15th to 10th in the rankings, as he downed four top-10 players - including Roger Federer in the Toronto final - to clinch his second career Masters title.<br /> <br /> The only other change in the top 10 was David Ferrer of Spain rising one spot to sixth, at the expense of Canada's Milos Raonic (seventh).<br /> <br /> The top five of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Federer, Stan Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych remained.<br /> <br /> Feliciano Lopez rose to his highest ranking since May 2012 - 16th, up nine spots - after his run to the Toronto semi-finals.<br /> <br /> South Africa's Kevin Anderson - a Rogers Cup quarter-finalist - rose four places to 17th, his equal-highest career standing first achieved in July.<br /> <br /> Such is the fickle nature of sport, Anderson blew match points in his last-eight match against Grigor Dimitrov - had he converted, Anderson would have reached a career-best ranking.<br /> <br /> Big sliders in the top 50 were Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov - down five to 22nd - and Canada's Vasek Pospisil, who fell 19 spots to 46th.<br /> <br /> Australia's Nick Kyrgios continued his rise, climbing 12 spots to 58th, while Poland's Jerzy Janowicz dropped 13 places to 65th.<br /> <br /> Kyrgios' compatriot Marinko Matosevic was shuffled 30 places down the pecking order to 89th.<br /> <br /> Back inside the top 100 was Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis, who won a Challenger-tour event in Aptos to catapult 24 places up to 82nd.<br /> <br /> In the WTA Tour rankings, Romania's Simona Halep is officially the new world number two, assuming the mantle virtually due to Li Na's inactivity.<br /> <br /> Li, of China, has already flagged her withdrawal from the US Open due to a knee injury, which has seen her out of competition since Wimbledon.<br /> <br /> Returning to the top 10 was Belarus' Victoria Azarenka, up from 11th, with Serbia's Ana Ivanovic falling out.<br /> <br /> Rogers Cup finalist Venus Williams moved to 20th from 25th, while her fellow American Coco Vandeweghe - who had to qualify for the main draw in Montreal - rose 13 spots to 38th.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Rogers Cup tennis Tsonga into top 10, Halep climbs to second

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga climbed back into the ATP's top 10 for the first time in five months after his Rogers Cup triumph. The Frenchman mo...

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