Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens, Ozeki

Keys

Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens became the 39th and 40st female Ozeki (=Champion) of the open era today by reaching the semifinals at the 2018 French open, following on their successes at the 2017 US Open (Stephens: Title, Keys: final) and the 2018 Australian Open (Keys: quarterfinals) - a rare double promotion at the same tournament (the Ozeki list will be updated once the tournament has been completed). Keys and Stephens will meet in tomorrow's semifinal, as they did in the final of the 2017 US Open.

Stephens

In other developments, both Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep will return to Ozeki after also reaching the semifinals - hence four active female Ozeki will enter the 2018 Wimbledon tournament. By contrast, Caroline Wozniacki - by career stats already one of the most accomplished female Sekiwake (= Junior champion I) of the open era - failed again more to put an Ozeki run together by exiting in round 4 - a quarterfinal would have sufficed, after her triumph at the 2018 Australian Open. Maria Sharapova fell one win short of re-activating Yokozuna status, after losing in the quarterfinals to Halep.

In the mens' game, Andy Murray missed the third consecutive slam and will lose active Yokozuna status after this tournament.