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.

Gracias a todos y en particular a mi equipo esta semana aquí en Beijing! Vamossss Thanks to everyone and to my team for this week in Beijing!!!

A post shared by Rafa Nadal (@rafaelnadal) on Oct 8, 2017 at 7:28am PDT

Beijing is over, definitely one of rafa's most memorable titles □□‍♂️□□ haha too good lad.. #movingon ✈️

A post shared by ^Nicholas Kyrgios^ (@k1ngkyrg1os) on Oct 8, 2017 at 9:48am PDT

Another □ for another □! So happy with the win today ! Thank you @rakutenopen for such a great event. I really enjoyed playing in Japan □□□□ pic.twitter.com/R2RWxG5AcL

— David Goffin (@David__Goffin) October 8, 2017

Congrats to @CaroGarcia for massive 2 titles!

— Elina Svitolina (@ElinaSvitolina) October 8, 2017

□□□ @CaroGarcia !!! #monstrueux #ledoublé □□□ https://t.co/Hk1sEBzv5d

— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) October 8, 2017

#greatnight#greatpeople#myfriends❤️ thank you □

A post shared by Simona Halep (@simonahalep) on Oct 10, 2017 at 2:06pm PDT

‪China Open 2017 winners‬ ‪□□□□□□‬ ‪What an honor for me to share it with @rafaelnadal ! Enhorabuena Rafa for this 75th titles □□□□□ #Vamos ‬ Quel honneur pour moi de partager le trophée de vainqueur à @chinaopen avec @rafaelnadal ! Bravo Rafa pour ce 75e titre □□□□□ #Vamos #FlyWithCaro

A post shared by Caroline Garcia (@carogarcia) on Oct 9, 2017 at 8:32am PDT

Teaming up with @MariaSharapova and @Sugarpova to continue to provide help and support for Puerto Rico. #PuertoRicoSeLevanta □□□ pic.twitter.com/WMcaNEXecy

— Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) October 2, 2017

Top 50 ? pic.twitter.com/PjVBFlxnpa

— Denis Shapovalov (@denis_shapo) October 9, 2017

​RANKINGS WATCH

• ATP:  Goffin (+1 to #10), Schwartzman (+3 to #26), Rublev (+4 to #35), Sugita (+4 to #36), Monfils (-7 to #42), Harrison (+6 to #46), Edmund (-6 to #53), Donskoy (+15 to #74), Karjinovic (+16 to #79), Fritz (+4 to #87), Tiafoe (-18 to #92), Baghdatis (-10 to #95)

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• ​WTA​​: Halep (+1 to #1), Garcia (+6 to #9), Konta (-3 to #10), Radwanska (-7 to #18), Kasatkina (+5 to #29), Cirstea (+7 to #37), Bellis (-4 to #44), Putintseva (-7 to #54), Dodin (-6 to #66), Arruabarrena (+10 to #80), Sharapova (+18 to #86), Petkovic (+16 to #91), Vinci (-11 to #99)

ON THE WEB

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​Nick Kyrgios: I've Found My Purpose

​PODCASTS

The Body Serve - Can We Talk About Caroline Garcia?
​WTA Insider - Caroline Garcia wins the China Open
Beyond The Baseline - Courtney Nguyen on Tennis in Asia
Realz Tenis Fanz - ​Davis Cup v Haters Cup
​Tennis Connected - ​Previewing the 2017 Shanghai Rolex Masters​​
​Thirty Love - ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr. on the Battle of the Sexes
The Tennis Podcast - Halep The Latest New No 1...
Lucky Loser Podcast - It's Dashkaaa, Not DashGaaaa....
From Russia With Forty Love - Halep, Kremlin Cup, interview w/ Ramona Toderas