No. 59 (Career-high) Marco Cecchinato, +33 Having lost to Jurgen Zopp in the Gazprom Hungarian Open qualifying round, the Italian gained a lucky loser spot and bounced back to capture his first ATP World Tour trophy after beating fellow first-time finalist, John Millman, 7-5, 6-4. As a result, the 25-year-old Cecchinato jumped 33 places to a career-high No. 59 in the ATP Rankings. He began the year at No. 109. Read & Watch Highlights No. 44 (Career-high) Stefanos Tsitsipas, +19 The Greek rose 19 places to a career-high No. 44 in the ATP Rankings after becoming the first player from his country to reach an ATP World Tour final since Nicholas Kalogeropoulos at Des Moines, Iowa on 4 February 1973...
No. 22 Kei Nishikori, +14 Nishikori showed that he is well on his way to returning to the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings with his run to the final of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (l. to Nadal). The former World No. 4 was unseeded in the Principality, but battled his way through the draw with four three-set wins in five matches en route to the final. Read More: Nishikori: 'I'm Almost There' The Japanese right-hander beat No. 18 Tomas Berdych, Sydney International titlist Daniil Medvedev and Italian Andreas Seppi to reach the quarter-finals, where Nishikori had to raise his level and he did. The 28-year-old fought past two Top 5 opponents – Marin Cilic and Alexander Zverev – to...
No. 23 Kyle Edmund, +3 Britain's No. 1 has gone from one career first to another this week. The 23-year-old advanced to his maiden ATP World Tour final on Sunday at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, falling to Spain's Pablo Andujar. Read More: Amazing Andujar: No. 1,824 To Titlist In Two Months But Edmund still has reason to celebrate as he prepares for the season's first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on clay at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Brit reached a new career-high of No. 23 in the ATP Rankings on Monday. View Latest ATP Rankings No. 34 Richard Gasquet, +4 The 31-year-old Frenchman continued his climb up the ATP Rankings by making the semi-finals in...
Does the past predict the future? In the case of the ATP Race To London, a position among the Top 10 after the first quarter of the season greatly enhances a player's chances of claiming a spot at the elite Nitto ATP Finals. Seven players among the Top 10 of the ATP Race To London, the year-to-date standings, on 4 April 2014 qualified for that year's season finale. Eight qualifiers were already in the Top 10 on 6 April 2015; there were seven on 4 April 2016 and seven Top 8 finishers, with one playing alternate, on 3 April last year. If 2018 is anything to go by, The O2 on the Greenwich peninsula in east London will welcome a mix...
No. 9 John Isner, +8 The American has returned to a career-high No. 9 in the ATP Rankings, almost six years since he first attained the position (16 April 2012). The 32-year-old captured the biggest title of his career at the Miami Open presented by Itau by beating then No. 5-ranked Alexander Zverev 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 in the final for his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown (now 13-12 in finals). Isner also knocked out No. 3 Marin Cilic in the third round and No. 6-ranked Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-finals. Read & Watch Final Highlights View Latest ATP Rankings No. 12 Pablo Carreno Busta, +7 The Spaniard jumped seven places to No. 12, two spots off...