Ivanisevic named ATP player of the month

Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic has picked up more honours for his thrilling run at the All England Club by being named ATP…

Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic has picked up more honours for his thrilling run at the All England Club by being named ATP Player of the Month for July.

Argentina's Guillermo Canas, a finalist in Stuttgart, has been named ATP Rising Star of the Month.

Ivanisevic's emotional victory at Wimbledon - where he had been a finalist on three previous occasions - helped him improve 72 places in the ATP Champions Race 2001, where he now stands in 11th position.

The Croat became the first wildcard to win a Grand Slam title with victories over Andy Roddick, Greg Rusedski, Marat Safin, Tim Henman and Patrick Rafter.

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Canas (23) who won a title in Casablanca earlier this year and reached the final in Den Bosch, jumped six places to 14th after earning 66 ATP Champions Race 2001 points.

En route to the Stuttgart final last month, Canas posted impressive victories over defending champion Franco Squillari and second seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov before falling to Gustavo Kuerten.

The ATP Player of the Month and ATP Rising Star of the Month are announced at the end of each month to recognise players' outstanding accomplishments in the ATP Champions Race 2001.