Zverev Rises To Seventh, Leads Nitto ATP Finals Contenders
Zverev Rises To Seventh, Leads Nitto ATP Finals Contenders
ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Race To London, as of Monday, 14 October 2019
No. 7, Alexander Zverev, +1
Zverev reached his first ATP Masters 1000 championship match of 2019 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The German recorded wins against Jeremy Chardy, Andrey Rublev, Roger Federer and Matteo Berrettini to earn 600 ATP Rankings points and jump one position to seventh in the ATP Race To London. The reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion is bidding to make his third straight appearance at The O2 in London.
No. 8, Matteo Berrettini, +2
One month after his US Open semi-final run, Berrettini advanced to the last four at a Masters 1000 event for the first time in Shanghai. The 23-year-old did not drop a set en route to the semi-finals, beating Jan-Lennard Struff, Cristian Garin and Top 10 stars Roberto Bautista Agut and Dominic Thiem. Berrettini rises two spots to move into the eighth and final qualification position in the ATP Race To London.
Race Update: Berrettini & Zverev Lead Battle For Final Two London Spots
No. 11, Fabio Fognini, +2
The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters titlist boosted his hopes of a debut appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals. Fognini defeated Sam Querrey, former World No. 1 Andy Murray and Karen Khachanov to reach the last eight in Shanghai. The 32-year-old climbs two places to No. 11 in the ATP Race To London.
Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 22, Nikoloz Basilashvili, +3
No. 28, Andrey Rublev, +3
No. 34, Hubert Hurkacz, +3