Fritz Climbs Into Top 15, Mover Of Week

  • Posted: Mar 21, 2022

Fritz Climbs Into Top 15, Mover Of Week

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 21 March 2022

No. 13 Taylor Fritz, +7 (Career High)
The 24-year-old has jumped into the Top 15 of the ATP Rankings for the first time after he captured his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the BNP Paribas Open. Fritz, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, is the first American man to lift the trophy in Indian Wells since Andre Agassi in 2001. It is the second time Fritz has triumphed after a tour-level event, following his victory in Eastbourne in 2019. Read Indian Wells Final Report & Watch Highlights.

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No. 3 Rafael Nadal, +1
The Spaniard has risen one place after he soared to the championship match in the Californian desert. The 35-year-old, who clinched the crown in Indian Wells in 2007, 2009 and 2013, earned hard-fought wins against Nick Kyrgios and #NextGenATP countryman Carlos Alcaraz to improve to 20-1 on the season.

No. 16 Carlos Alcaraz, +3 (Career High)
The 18-year-old’s rapid rise up the ATP Rankings shows little sign of slowing. The Spaniard dispatched Top 20 stars Roberto Bautista Agut, Gael Monfils and Cameron Norrie in straight sets in Indian Wells as he advanced to the semi-finals at a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time.

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Other Notable Top 100 Movers

No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +1
No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz, +1
No. 24 Gael Monfils, +4
No. 28 Alex de Minaur, +3
No. 29 Grigor Dimitrov, +6
No. 39 Jenson Brooksby, +39 (Career High)
No. 42 Botic van de Zandschulp, +5 (Career High)
No. 48 Miomir Kecmanovic, +13
No. 69 Daniel Altmaier, +10 (Career High)
No. 84 Denis Kudla, +18

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