American Ryan Harrison is continuing his charge up the Emirates ATP Rankings – moving up 47 spots since the start of the 2017 season. The 24-year-old Texas resident, who started the year at No. 90 has today equalled his career-high of No. 43 – first attained on 16 July 2012 – by virtue of lifting his first ATP World Tour trophy at the Memphis Open (d. Nikoloz Basilashvili) on Sunday. Basilashvili moved 14 places to a career-high No. 53 as a result of contesting his second final (also 2016 Kitzbühel). Read Report Harrison became the first first-time winner in Memphis since Sweden’s Joachim Johansson in 2004 and second first-time winner on the ATP World Tour this season, joining Gilles Muller...
See how the Emirates ATP Rankings look after week six of the 2017 ATP World Tour season, featuring tournaments in Montpellier, Sofia and Quito, on 13 February 2017.
#NextGenATP's Alexander Zverev’s star continues to rise with the 19-year-old surging to a career-high ATP World Tour Ranking this week. The German won his first ATP World Tour title of the season – the second of his career – with a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over home favourite Richard Gasquet in the Open Sud de France final on Sunday. Read Report The win sees Zverev climb three places, surpassing his previous best mark of No. 20 set on 17 October last season. He rose to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, with the Top 7 singles players aged 21-and-under automatically qualifying for the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan in November. Gasquet made a return to the Top 20, cutting three...
Ryan Harrison has returned to the Top 70 of the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since 18 February 2013 (No. 69) after he captured the fourth ATP Challenger Tour title of his career. The 24-year-old American did not drop a set all week at the RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas and clinched the crown with a 6-3, 6-3 win over #NextGenATP Taylor Fritz. Read Report Harrison jumped 16 places to No. 62 – 19 positions off his career-high of No. 43 on 16 July 2012. The 19-year-old Fritz rose 15 spots to No. 83 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and is also currently No. 12 in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, with the Top 7 singles players...
