De Minaur Makes Top 50 Breakthrough, Mover Of The Week
De Minaur Makes Top 50 Breakthrough, Mover Of The Week
ATPWorldTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 6 August 2018
No. 45 (Career High) Alex de Minaur, +27
The #NextGenATP Australian continued his meteoric rise up the ATP Rankings, breaking into the Top 50 for the first time with a 27-position rise to No. 45. De Minaur won four matches, including three three-set victories, en route to the Citi Open final, where he lost to World No. 3 Alexander Zverev. Having begun the year at No. 208, he soon reached his first ATP World Tour title match in January at the Sydney International (l. to Medvedev). Read More & Watch Washington, D.C. Final Highlights
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No. 44 (Career High) Nicolas Jarry, +9
The 22-year-old Chilean also made his Top 50 breakthrough (at No. 44) after a semi-final run at the Generali Open (l. to Istomin). With a 22-16 record on the season, Jarry has advanced to four tour-level semi-finals (or better), highlighted by a runner-up finish in February at the Brasil Open (l. to Fognini). He began 2018 at No. 113.
No. 77 Martin Klizan, +35
The 29-year-old jumped 35 places to No. 77 in the ATP Rankings after maintaining his perfect record in ATP World Tour finals (6-0) with victory in Kitzbühel (d. Istomin). The Slovakian won seven matches, including three in qualifying and a second-round win over No. 8-ranked Dominic Thiem. Klizan, who ranked a career-high No. 24 on 27 April 2015, dropped to as low as No. 181 on 26 February this year. Read More & Watch Kitzbühel Final Highlights
Other Notable Top 100 Movers This Week
No. 21 (Career High) Marco Cecchinato, +1
No. 27 (Career High) Stefanos Tsitsipas, +5
No. 37 Andrey Rublev, +9
No. 67 (Career High) Cameron Norrie, +7
No. 75 Denis Istomin, +20
No. 76 Denis Kudla, +9
No. 97 Paolo Lorenzi, +13