Sunday, July 11, 2021

The 2021 Wimbledon Tournament: Promotions, Demotions and Other States

2021 Wimbledon Champions:
  • Novak Djokovic (Dai-Yokozuna)
  • Ashleigh Barty (Komusubi, ex-Ozeki)

New Career Sanyaku Rank:

Sanyaku Rank Changes
Player (career rank if different) To From
Promotions
Ashleigh Barty Ozeki Komusubi
Matteo Berrettini Sekiwake Maegashira
Karolina Pliskova (ex-Ozeki)Sekiwake Maegashira
Denis ShapovalovKomusubi Maegashira
Angelique Kerber (ex-Ozeki)Komusubi Maegashira
Aryna SabalenkaKomusubi Maegashira
Karolina MuchovaKomusubi Maegashira
Demotions
Daniel MedvedevKomusubi Sekiwake
Dominik Thiem (ex-Ozeki)Komusubi Sekiwake
Sofia Kenin (ex-Ozeki)Komusubi Sekiwake
Iga SwiatekKomusubi Sekiwake
Barbora KrejcikovaKomusubi Sekiwake
Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaKomusubi Sekiwake
Diego SchwartzmanMaegashira Komusubi
Simona Halep (ex-Ozeki) Maegashira Komusubi
Jennifer Brady (ex-Sekiwake)Maegashira Komusubi
Maria SakkariMaegashira Komusubi
Tamara Zidansek Maegashira Komusubi

Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna):
  • Aliaksandra Sasnovich - for beating Dai-Yokozuna Serena Williams in Round 1

Other noteworthy developments:
  • Dai-Yokozuna (Great Grand Champion) Novak Djokovic won his 20th grand slam title, equaling Roger Federer's and Rafael Nadal's record. He is now #2 in the stats-based open area top 20 ranking, behind Federer but ahead of Nadal (the rank order is determined by the number of finals participations). For the first time since this website exists (since 2008), the top 3 male open era players are all active.
  • Asleigh Barty returns to Ozeki (Champion) rank after winning her second grand slam tournament
  • Ozeki Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas both exited early and go kadoban: they need to reach the quarterfinals at the 2021 US Open to defend rank.

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