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Rankings Watch: Fernandez climbs, Venus reappears and Townsend tops them all

Leylah Fernandez is up to No. 24 after her biggest career title, Venus Williams returns to the rankings at 45 years old and Taylor Townsend reaches No. 1 in doubles.

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Prague hosts rare all-Czech WTA final as Noskova meets Bouzkova

Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova both enjoyed straight-sets semifinal victories at the Livesport Prague Open to set the ninth all-Czech WTA final since 1993, and the third in tournament history.

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Noskova, Siniakova lead record-setting eight Czechs into Prague last 16

An Open Era record of eight Czech players have reached the Livesport Prague Open last 16, including top seed Linda Noskova, Katerina Siniakova and Tereza Valentova.

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Rankings Watch: Boisson cracks Top 50; Begu, Teichmann back in Top 100

Lois Boisson breaks into the Top 50, Irina-Camelia Begu wins at home and rising teenagers Tereza Valentova and Petra Marcinko headline a week of momentum-shifting results.

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Sabalenka becomes first player to top 12,000 points since Serena in '15

Aryna Sabalenka has topped the 12,000-point mark, becoming the first player to do so in a decade, and opened up a 4,751-point lead over World No. 2 Coco Gauff.

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Rankings Watch: Andreeva makes Top 5 debut, Anisimova cracks Top 10

In the post-Wimbledon edition of the PIF WTA Rankings, champion Iga Swiatek is back in the Top 3, quarterfinalist Mirra Andreeva enters the Top 5, runner-up Amanda Anisimova makes her Top 10 debut and semifinalist Belinda Bencic returns to the Top 20.

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Sierra becomes first lucky loser to reach Wimbledon Round of 16

Solana Sierra is the seventh lucky loser to make a Grand Slam Round of 16 in women's singles in the Open Era -- and the first to do it at Wimbledon.