Tsitsipas Makes Greek Tennis History, Breaks Into Top 10
Tsitsipas Makes Greek Tennis History, Breaks Into Top 10
ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 4 March 2019
No. 10 (Career High) Stefanos Tsitsipas, + 1
The 20-year-old, who started 2019 at No. 15 in the ATP Rankings, became the first Greek player to break into the Top 10 today (at No. 10) as a result of reaching his fifth ATP Tour final (2-3) at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (l. to Federer). Tsitsipas won three three-set matches — against Matthew Ebden (first round), Hubert Hurkacz (quarter-finals) and Gael Monfils (semi-finals) — one week on from clinching the Open 13 Provence trophy (d. Kukushkin). Read More & Watch Dubai Final Highlights
No. 4 Roger Federer, +3
The 37-year-old Swiss became the second player in the Open Era to capture 100 career titles on Saturday with his eighth trophy at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (d. Tsitsipas). Federer, who follows in the footsteps of Jimmy Connors (109 titles), rose three places to return to the Top 4 in the ATP Rankings for the first time since the 14 January (No. 3) rankings. Read More & Watch Dubai Final Highlights
No. 19 Gael Monfils, +4
The 32-year-old Frenchman, who saw his eight-match winning streak come to an end against Tsitsipas in the Dubai semi-finals, moved up four places to No. 19. It is the first time Monfils, this year’s ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament titlist, has been among the Top 20 since 24 July 2017 (at No. 16).
No. 33 Nick Kyrgios, +39
The 23-year-old Australian completed a remarkable week by beating his third Top 10 opponent of the week — Alexander Zverev — en route to the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC crown. Following a straight-sets win over Andreas Seppi, former World No. 13 Kyrgios defeated No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal — in one of the matches of the year — Stan Wawrinka and No. 9 John Isner in three sets before his final win over Zverev. Kyrgios vaults 39 places to No. 33 in the ATP Rankings. Read More & Watch Acapulco Final Highlights
No. 34 (Career High) Guido Pella, +14
Having lost his first four ATP Tour finals, the Argentine lifted his first trophy at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo (d. Garin) on Sunday. The 28-year-old Pella moved up 14 places to a career-high No. 34 in the ATP Rankings. Read More & Watch Sao Paulo Final Highlights
Other Notable Top 100 Movers This Week
No. 23 Kyle Edmund, +4
No. 39 Philipp Kohlschreiber, -8
No. 48 (Career High) Cameron Norrie, +16
No. 51 Sam Querrey, +6
No. 60 Malek Jaziri, -15
No. 67 (Career High) Hubert Hurkacz, +10
No. 72 (Career High) Christian Garin, +20
No. 73 Pablo Cuevas, -14
No. 81 Tomas Berdych, +7
No. 86 Nicolas Jarry, -19
No. 92 (Career High) Lloyd Harris, +7
No. 94 (Career High) Casper Ruud, +14
No. 95 Ricardas Berankis, +18