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| Nadal |
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| Wawrinka |
The mens' tournament was short of major surprises. Yokozuna Andy Murray fought himself all the way into the semifinals, despite disappointing results in the clay court season to this point, where he lost a thrilling 5-setter to Wawrinka. Dai-Yokzouna Novak Djokovic went out a bit earlier than expected, losing in the quarterfinals to Dominic Thiem, who therefore repeated his success of last year and gets re-promoted to Komusubi (=Junior Champion 2). In the semis, Thiem was without a chance against Nadal, as was everyone else.
Thiem will share Komusubi rank with the ex-Sekiwake (=Junior Champion 1) Kei Nishikori, who made the quarterfinals, and Milos Raonic, who gets demoted from the Sekiwake rank he held after the Australian Open. There is no Sekiwake on the Wimbledon 2017 Banzuke, attesting to the dominance of the top 5 - the 4 Yokozuna (Dai-Yokozuna Roger Federer set out the tournament) and Wawrinka.
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| Ostapenko |
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| Halep |
Ostapenko's hard-fought win in the final means that ex-Ozeki Simona Halep failed for the second time to win her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros (the first time was in 2014 against Sharapova). Still, Halep gets repromoted to Sekiwake. The third Sekiwake is now Angelique Kerber, who lost Ozeki status after losing in the first round. A semifinal at Wimbledon for either lady - Halep or Kerber - and they are back at Ozeki.
In terms of promotions, the big event though was Karolina Pliskova's ascent to Ozeki, after three strong grand slam tournaments in a row. Two former Sekiwake had some success and return to Komusubi: Timea Bacsinszky (semifinals) and Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals), both falling to Ostapenko. Yokozuna Venus Williams went out in round 4, clay court is arguably not her strong suit.
2017 French Open Winners:
- Rafael Nadal (Dai-Yokozuna)
- Jelena Ostapenko (Maegashira)
New Career Sanyaku Rank:
- Karolina Pliskova, the 36th Female Ozeki of the Open Era
- Jelena Ostapenko, the 46th Female Sekiwake of the Open Era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Karolina Pliskova | Ozeki | Sekiwake |
| Simona Halep (ex-Ozeki) | Seikwake | Komusubi |
| Jelena Ostapenko | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Kei Nishikori (ex-Sekiwake) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Dominic Thiem | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Timea Bacsinszky (ex-Sekiwake) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Caroline Wozniacki (ex-Sekiwake) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Angelique Kerber | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Milos Raonic | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Grigor Dimitrov | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Mirjana Lucic | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Coco Vandeweghe | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Maegashira | Komusubi |
Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna):
- Dominic Thiem - for beating Dai-Yokozuna Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
- Timea Bacsinszky - for beating Yokozuna Venus Williams in round 4.
Other noteworthy developments:
- Finalist Stan Wawrinka (Ozeki) misses out on a Yokozuna promotion by just one match.
