MADISON KEYS CRACKS TOP 10

This Week In Tennis
​Vol. 24

In a week where Andy Murray defended his title in London, it was Madison Keys and Florian Mayer who were the big winners. Keys' title in Birmingham secured her first ever entry into the WTA top 10 while Mayer vaults 112 spots to #80 after his win in Halle. Mayer, battling injuries for the better part of two years, became the lowest ranked titlist (#192) since Nicolas Mahut in 2013 (#240 at Den Bosch).

​For these and other stories, let's take a look back at #ThisWeekInTennis, recapping the main stories, player tweets, articles, rankings, and podcasts. ​

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RUNDOWN

• Madison Keys captured the second WTA title of her career, both on grass, and both in Birmingham. Keys becomes the first American woman to debut in the WTA top 10 since Serena Williams in 1999. 
• Andy Murray defended his title in London, winning his record fifth Queen's Club Championship. The tournament was also Murray's first with former coach Ivan Lendl back on his coaching team.
• Florian Mayer authored the feel-good story of the week, claiming the second ATP title of his career. Ranked as high as #18 in 2011, Mayer's career was stalled by injury in 2014 and entered Halle ranked #192. 
• Caroline Garcia won the first grass court title of her career at the inaugural Mallorca Open. For Garcia, it is her second WTA title in the last month (Strasbourg), and the 22-year-old now owns three WTA Tour singles titles to go along with a flourishing doubles career with Kiki Mladenovic. 

• ​Milos Raonic made the London final in his first tournament alongside John McEnroe. Raonic held a set and 3-0 lead, having not lost his serve all tournament. The Canadian would go on to lose serve four times from that point, and eventually the match.
• ​​​​Alexander Zverev came within a set of winning his first career ATP Tour title against Florian Mayer in Halle. The 19-year-old also beat Federer in the semifinals and leaves Germany with a new career high ranking of #28.
• Muguruza lost her first match since winning the French Open, falling in straight sets to Flipkens in Mallorca. 
• Barbora Strycova (Birmingham) and Anastasija Sevastova (Mallorca) were the beaten finalists on the WTA Tour last week. 
• Farewell to Tamarine Tanasugarn, who announced her retirement from tennis. 
• ​CoCo Vandeweghe cracks the WTA top 30 for the first time in her career (#29). She followed her title last week in  's-Hertogenbosch with a semifinal run in Birmingham. 

Such a great week in Birmingham. Thanks for all the support!! □□□ pic.twitter.com/DmPSPBZznQ

— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) June 19, 2016

@Madison_Keys way to go keys! □□□

— CoCo Vandeweghe (@CoCoVandey) June 19, 2016

When your friends dare you to do a cartwheel in a hotel- you GET IT DONE! https://t.co/MW0tudWFd1

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 16, 2016

I cant tell u how honored im to receive the wild card into #wimbledon □□this tournament has… https://t.co/jlygUvcqKG

— Daniela Hantuchová (@dhantuchova) June 16, 2016

Feel like I'm playing better already because Lendl is back w Andy that's Jamie's brother, that is my partner. #thelendleffect

— Bruno Soares (@BrunoSoares82) June 14, 2016

This mornings rain delay is good practice for #wimbledon https://t.co/ZeS4g1yel3

— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) June 20, 2016

King of Queens. pic.twitter.com/ycH6SAc3qo

— judy murray (@judmoo) June 19, 2016

□‍□‍□ 4th title for the Garcia family ! Thanks Dad, thanks Mum to share this Journey with me #FlyWithCaro □□□□□ pic.twitter.com/3g1jIVDelm

— Caroline Garcia (@CaroGarcia) June 20, 2016

Dad, thanks for believing in me every step of the way & introducing me to this little game called tennis. Love you! pic.twitter.com/VXOxKqPZQJ

— Kevin Anderson (@kevinanderson18) June 19, 2016

​RANKINGS WATCH
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• WTA: Keys (+6 to#10), Strycova(+4 to #26), Vandeweghe (+3 to #29), Garcia (+7 to #32), Watson (+5 to #50), Flipkens (+9 to #52), Friedsam (-7 to #58), Pironkova (+13 to #59), Sevastova (+15 to #67), Lisicki (-17 to #81), Cirstea (+11 to #86)

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• ​ATP: Raonic (+2 to #7), Tomic (+3 to #19), Simon (-2 to #20), Anderson (-4 to #24), Zverev (+10 to #28), Seppi (-17 to #57), Kudla (-6 to #66), Edmund (+17 to #68), Young (+6 to #69), Lu (+8 to #70), Mayer (+112 to #80), Zeballos (+13 to #85), Stakhovsky (+8 to #92), Robredo (-10 to #93)

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​South African Court Grants Ex-Tennis Star Bob Hewitt Bail to Appeal Rape Sentence
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Judy Murray: I Want to Make Sure Andy's Success is not Going to Waste
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PODCASTS

No Challenges Remaining - Nick Lester
​Tennis Days Podcast - Twitter Questions and chat with Pete Ziebron
Tennis.com - The Past, Present and Future of Tennis Writing
Beyond The Baseline - ​Serena Williams documentary director Ryan White
WTA Insider - Madison Keys' Top 10 Debut
WTA Insider - Caroline Wozniacki in Concert
The Tennis Podcast - Andy Murray Makes History With Title No.5; Ivan Lendl; Rick Astley....