Bencic up to 12th, Murray on a song
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Swiss teen Belinda Bencic climbed eight places to 12th in the latest WTA rankings released yesterday on the strength of her success at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
The 18-year-old gained her second career win by outlasting Simona Halep to win Sunday鈥檚 final when the Romanian second seed retired trailing 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 0-3.
Bencic overcame Serena Williams in the semifinals and the American continues to dominate the WTA charts from Maria Sharapova.
The Swiss teen has won 21 of her last 25 matches and defeated four top-10 foes in Toronto, improving to 6-1 this year against such high-ranked rivals.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I鈥檓 so good at speeches yet,鈥 Bencic said on court. 鈥淏ut first I want to congratulate Simona on a great week, and my mom, my dad and my team. Even if I lost today it would鈥檝e been an amazing experience.鈥
It was the second career WTA crown for Bencic, whose first came in June at Eastbourne, and it capped an impressive week in which she defeated six grand slam finalists 鈥 Eugenie Bouchard, Caroline Wozniacki, Sabine Lisicki, Ana Ivanovic, Halep and Williams, winner of the past four grand slam events in a row.
In Montreal, Andy Murray beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday in the Rogers Cup for his fourth tournament victory of the year and third title in the Canadian event.
The second-seeded Murray also won the tournament in 2009 and 2010. The Scot ended an eight-match losing streak against Djokovic since the 2013 Wimbledon final.
Murray dedicated the victory to his coach, Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo, the former women鈥檚 star who gave birth to a boy on Saturday.
Give birth
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know much detail,鈥 said Murray, whose wife, Kim, is due to give birth to their first child in February. 鈥淚 haven鈥檛 spoken to her. I鈥檇 imagine she鈥檚 quite tired. Probably me and my tennis are the last thing on her mind just now, which is totally understandable.鈥
Djokovic, the champion in 2007, 2011 and 2012, lost for only the fourth time in 56 matches this year. The Serb failed in his bid to tie the ATP Tour record for consecutive Masters 1000 titles at five.
Djokovic was playing his ninth straight final, a run that included championship victories over Murray this year at the Australian Open and in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Djokovic said pain in his right elbow limited his ability to serve. 鈥淣ot taking anything away from him, from his victory. He deserved it. He stepped in, played some great shots.鈥
Murray cut Djokovic鈥檚 series lead to 19-9.
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