GARCIA & GOFFIN WIN BACK-TO-BACK TITLES

This Week In Tennis
Season 2, Vol 24

#ThisWeekInTennis recaps the tennis happenings of the last week via news reports, social media, featured articles, rankings, and podcasts. ​

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RUNDOWN

• Caroline Garcia is the first woman to complete the Wuhan-Beijing double. In the process, Garcia cracks the top 10 for the first time in her career, is now the top-ranked Frenchwoman, and takes the lead in the race for the final available spot in Singapore.
• Simona Halep becomes the fifth player to hold the WTA #1 ranking in 2017 and 25th overall since the advent of the rankings system. Halep supplants Muguruza, and joins Serena Williams, Pliskova, and Kerber as the other women to hold the top ranking this year. 
• Rafael Nadal, in his first start since winning the U.S. Open, claimed the 75th ATP title of his career when he beat Nick Kyrgios in the Beijing final. After beginning the season 0-3 in finals, Nadal has won six straight. 
• David Goffin won the Japan Open to complete back-to-back title runs after winning in Shenzhen the week prior. Goffin returns to the ATP top 10 for a third stint; his two prior stays lasted a total of five weeks combined. 
• The WTA Finals lineup is all set but for the final spot: Jelena Ostapenko became the seventh woman to qualify, while Caroline Garcia jumped ahead of Johanna Konta in eighth place after winning Beijing.

• Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-Jan won their fourth successive doubles title and ninth overall of the season. The pair have also beaten Mirza/Peng in the semifinals in their last three events. 
• Dan Evans received a one-year ban following his positive test for cocaine.
• Denis Shapovalov becomes the youngest ATP player to crack the top 50 since Rafael Nadal.

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