Swiatek now No. 3 after Wimbledon

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Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates after beating Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. to win the women’s singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Saturday in London. KIN CHEUNG – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) rushes for a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the second half of the NFC Championship game on Jan. 26, in Philadelphia. DERIK HAMILTON – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

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Iga Swiatek’s Wimbledon championship moved her up to No. 3 in the WTA rankings Monday, and Amanda Anisimova’s runner-up finish allowed the American to break into the top 10 for the first time at No. 7.

A year ago, Anisimova was ranked 189th and wasn’t able to get into the field at the All England Club automatically. So she tried to qualify but lost. This year, Anisimova was seeded at Wimbledon and made it all the way to her first Grand Slam final, beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals before losing to Swiatek 6-0, 6-0.

Sabalenka remained atop the women’s rankings, followed by French Open champion Coco Gauff, who lost in the first round at Wimbledon.

Jannik Sinner stayed at No. 1 in the ATP after his first Wimbledon title and fourth at a Grand Slam tournament. Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion who lost in Sunday’s final, kept his No. 2 ranking.

Semifinalist Taylor Fritz went up from No. 5 to No. 4, swapping with Jack Draper.

NBA

Spurs’ Wembanyama cleared following blood clot >> San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama expects to play this coming season and has been fully cleared after dealing with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder for the last few months, he told the French newspaper L’Equipe.

Wembanyama was the league’s rookie of the year two years ago, and Spurs guard Stephon Castle won that same trophy this past season. Wembanyama was the front-runner to be defensive player of the year last season when he was diagnosed with the blood clot in his right shoulder in February.

He was averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.7 assists when he was shut down; the only other player in NBA history to finish a season averaging all that was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975-76.

Racing

NASCAR teams seek urgent court order to retain charters >> The two race teams suing NASCAR over antitrust allegations filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to be recognized as chartered organizations for the remainder of 2025.

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are locked in a lengthy legal battle over the charter system, which is the equivalent of the franchise model in other sports. 23XI, owned by retired NBA great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, last September rejected NASCAR’s final proposal on extensions and instead filed an antitrust suit.

The case is winding its way through the court system but now with urgency: the teams are set to lose their charters Wednesday and in the latest filing, they allege NASCAR has indicated it will immediately begin the process of selling the six tags that guarantee entry into every race as well as monetary rewards and other benefits.

Cycling

Yates wins first Mountainous stage >> British rider Simon Yates won the first mountainous stage of the Tour de France while Irish rider Ben Healy consoled himself by taking the yellow jersey for the overall leader.

Healy was nominated the most combative rider of the day after forcing the initiative on the 10th stage, but Yates timed his break perfectly on the final climb to win a stage for the third time.

Dutch rider Thymen Arensman was 9 seconds behind, while Healy finished third, 31 seconds behind Yates.