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Marcus Willis rises 354 places in ATP world rankings

Britain's Marcus Willis (right) was up against Roger Federer on centre court
Image: Britain's Marcus Willis climbs to world no 418

Marcus Willis has climbed to just outside the world's top 400 while Andy Murray has closed the gap on Novak Djokovic.

After victory at Wimbledon and a third Grand Slam title Murray retains his stranglehold on second spot with almost double the points of Roger Federer after picking up maximum points for bettering his semi-final run at the All England Club last year with this year's title.

ATP Rankings - Top 10

(1) Novak Djokovic 15,040pts
(2) Andy Murray 10,195
(3) Roger Federer 5,945
(4) Rafael Nadal 5,290
(5) Stan Wawrinka 4,720
(6) Kei Nishiori 4,290
(7) Milos Raonic 4,285
(8) Tomas Berdych 3,490
(9) Dominic Thiem 3,175
(10) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,995

Djokovic was defending the title and loses a host of points having lost in the third round meaning his lead over Murray is now 4,845 points, still a healthy advantage but closer than the pair have been recently following Djokovic's dominance.

Andy Murray serves during the Men's Singles Final against Milos Raonic at Wimbledon
Image: Andy Murray has closed the gap on Novak Djokovic

Mark Petchey believes Murray can target the Serb's No 1 ranking and heading to the US Open, Djokovic will again be defending maximum points while Murray only needs to improve on a run to the fourth round to increase his tally.

Elsewhere Milos Raonic's run to the final keeps him seventh, Tomas Berdych has leapfrogged Dominic Thiem into eighth and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga replaces fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the top 10.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Milos Raonic of Canada holds his trophy following defeat in the Men's Singles Final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis
Image: Milos Raonic remains seventh despite his run to the final

As far as the Britons are concerned Willis' fairytale run to the second round at the All England Club attracted plenty of headlines but his seven-match run from pre-qualifying through to a Centre Court date with Roger Federer has taken him up to 418 in the rankings, having started at 772 with just one low-level tournament on his record for the year.

The 26-year-old had earmarked January as a chance to kickstart his career and his Wimbledon heroics have given him the perfect platform for the rest of this year on the Challenger circuits.

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Kyle Edmund is the new British No 2 having climbed a place to No 67 despite a first round defeat at Wimbledon, he takes over from Aljaz Bedene who is down 12 places to 68 after his first round exit.

Dan Evans' run to the third round, his best ever showing at Wimbledon sees him rise 18 spots to a career high of 73.

In the women's rankings Serena Williams retains her hold on top spot, while Wimbledon runner-up Angelique Kerber climbs to second place and surprise semi-finalist Elena Vesnina climbs 26 places from 50 to 24.

Serena Williams
Image: Serena Williams retains her hold on the No 1 ranking

WTA Rankings - Top 10

(1) Serena Williams 8,330pts
(2) Angelique Kerber 6,500
(3) Garbine Muguruza 5,482
(4) Agnieska Radwanska 5,335
(5) Simona Halep 4,792
(6) Victoria Azarenko 3,761
(7) Venus Williams 3,656
(8) Roberta Vinci 3,525
(9) Carla Suarez Navarro 3,010
(10) Svetlana Kuznetsova 2,900

Veterans Venus WIlliams and Svetlana Kuznetsova enjoyed impressive runs at the third major of the year. Williams rises to seventh with Kuznetsova back into the world's top 10. 

British No 1 Johanna Konta is up a place to 18 despite her second round defeat but Heather Watson drops 10 places to 65 after her first round defeat to Annika Beck.

Tara Moore's impressive grass-court season has been rewarded by moving her into the world top 200, she rises from 227 to 196.

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