Like so many athletes, injury has been the other variable in Andrea Petkovic’s career. Petkovic was once a top ten member and that was in 2011, when she was ranked number nine. The German claimed her last singles title in 2015. Since then, a slew of injuries have interrupted her professional career. She has had recurrent knee injuries that has required surgeries. Everyone knows how vital the knees are to any tennis player; thus, we are quite happy to see her making a concerted effort to regain her top form.
ATP & WTA Top 100 Ranking Changes
| ATP | TOP 100 | RANKING CHANGES |
| Facundo Bagnis (ARG) | UP 18 | 74 |
| Ilya Ivashka (BLR) | UP 16 | 63 CAREER HIGH |
| Guido Pella (ARG) | DOWN 16 | 75 |
| James Duckworth (AUS) | UP 15 | 76 |
| Kei Nishikori (JPN) | DOWN 14 | 67 |
| Sam Querrey (USA) | DOWN 14 | 68 |
| Pedro Martinez (ESP) | UP 12 | 95 |
| Thiago Monteiro (BRA) | DOWN 12 | 93 |
| Federico Coria (ARG) | UP 10 | 77 CAREER HIGH |
| Tennys Sandgren (USA) | DOWN 10 | 78 |
| WTA | TOP 100 | RANKING CHANGES |
| Andrea Petkovic (GER) | UP 33 | 97 |
| Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) | UP 30 | 95 CAREER HIGH |
| Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) | UP 24 | 51 |
| Shuai Zhang (CHN) | DOWN 23 | 60 |
| Viktorija Golubic (SUI) | UP 18 | 48 CAREER HIGH |
| Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (ESP) | UP 14 | 80 CAREER HIGH |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) | UP 14 | 86 |
| Polona Hercog (SLO) | DOWN 11 | 88 |
| Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) | UP 10 | 55 CAREER HIGH |
| Misaki Doi (JPN) | DOWN 10 | 93 |
Top 10 Ranking Changes: ATP & WTA
ATP: Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini each moved up one spot to #5 and #8 respectively. Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer each moved down one spot to #6 and #9 respectively. Denis Shapovalov is the new addition to the top ten at #10 and Novak Djokovic remains at #1.
WTA: There were some major changes in the top ten. Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek each moved up one spot to #3 and #8 respectively. Sofia Kenin and Bianca Andreescu each move up two spots to #4 and #5 respectively. Elina Svitolina fell one spot to #6. Karolina Pliskova is back in the top ten at #7. Simona Halep fell six spots to #9. Garbine Muguruza is back in the top ten at #10. Serena Williams falls eight places to #16. Congratulations to Ashleigh Barty on winning the Wimbledon 2021 title, she remains at #1.
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