SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 07, Izak van der Merwe and Raven Klaasen from South Africa in action against Blaz Kavcic and Grega Zemlja (Slovenia) during the Davis Cup doubles at Arthur Ashe Stadium on April 07, 2012 in Soweto, South Africa.Photo by Reg Caldecott / Gallo Images
His victory at the Moselle Open with Sweden’s Johan Brunstrom in France on Sunday boosted him to 58th in the rankings, bringing him closer to his career-high ranking of 51, which he last held in February.
South Africa’s top men’s player, Kevin Anderson, retained his position of 21st in the ATP singles ratings.
Meanwhile, in the WTA rankings, South African women’s number one Chani Scheepers slipped down four positions to 80th.
– Sapa
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