Tennis: Eva Lys is the new German number one

Eva Lys is the new number one in German women's tennis. This is shown by the WTA world rankings updated on Monday, in which the 23-year-old from Hamburg is ranked 77th - overtaking Tatjana Maria (79th) and Laura Siegemund (83rd). Aryna Sabalenka remains in first place. Lys had a new number one: The Melbourne surprise climbed to 77th place in the WTA rankings.

The 23-year-old from Hamburg is now at the top of the German rankings for the first time and in the top 80 of the world rankings for the first time. Lys made tennis history at the Australian Open, where she was the first female "lucky loser" to reach the round of 16.