Retired Pennetta reaches career high in rankings after U.S. Open win
The two Italian women who met in the surprising U.S. Open final, champion Flavia Pennetta and runner-up Roberta Vinci, have made big jumps in the WTA rankings.
Pennetta rose 18 spots to a career-best No. 8 on Monday, two days after beating Vinci to become, at 33, the oldest first-time Grand Slam champion. Vinci, who stunned Serena Williams in the semifinals, went from 43rd to 19th.
Williams remained at No. 1 -- she already is assured of finishing the year there -- followed by No. 2 Simona Halep, No. 3 Maria Sharapova and No. 4 Petra Kvitova.
There wasn't much movement atop the ATP rankings, either, with No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Roger Federer holding their places after Djokovic beat Federer in the U.S. Open final Sunday night.
But Marin Cilic, last year's champion, went from No. 9 to No. 14 after losing to Djokovic in the semifinals, and 2014 runner-up Kei Nishikori slid two spots to No. 6 after a first-round exit at Flushing Meadows.
