<br><div> <p data-end="698" data-start="384">The victory at the Australian Open had an immediate impact on the women's world rankings, with Elena Rybakina rising to third place in the WTA rankings released this Monday. The Kazakh tennis player won the second Grand Slam title of her career in Melbourne, a result that allowed her to move up two positions.</p> <p data-end="988" data-start="700">Despite being defeated in the final, Aryna Sabalenka remains at the top of the world hierarchy, while Iga Swiatek continues to occupy second place.</p> <p data-end="1107" data-start="990">Among Portuguese players, Francisca Jorge remains the best ranked, appearing in 212th place in the ranking.</p> <p data-end="1498" data-start="1109">In the men's category, the update of the ATP ranking was marked by Novak Djokovic's return to third place, surpassing Alexander Zverev. The Serbian thus regains a place on the podium after appearing in the final of the Australian Open, a match in which he ended up defeated by Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard maintains the world leadership, with the Italian Jannik Sinner remaining in second place.</p> <p data-end="1869" data-start="1500">As far as Portuguese tennis players are concerned, Nuno Borges rose again in the hierarchy and now occupies 45th place, after reaching the third round in Melbourne for the second consecutive time. Jaime Faria also registered a positive evolution, climbing six positions to 145th, now 12 places above Henrique Rocha, who did not pass the qualifying phase.</p> <p data-end="2120" data-start="1871">In doubles, Francisco Cabral left the group of the top 20 and now appears in 21st place, after elimination in the second round of the Australian Open. Austrian Lucas Miedler, the Portuguese's usual partner, remained in 23rd place in the world rankings.</p> </div>
