Karatsev Breaks Into Top 30, Mover Of Week
No. 27 Aslan Karatsev, +17 (Career High)
The Russian has risen 15 spots to a career-high No. 27 in the FedEx ATP Rankings after capturing his first ATP Tour title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (d. Harris). The 27-year-old beat Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals and ended the 23-match ATP 500-level winning streak of World No. 8 Andrey Rublev in the semi-finals. Having started the year at No. 112, Karatsev qualified for the Australian Open and reached the semi-finals (l. to Djokovic) in Melbourne.
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No. 52 Lloyd Harris, +29 (Career High)
The South African, who has jumped 38 places since the start of 2021, reached his first ATP 500 final in Dubai, following victories over World No. 4 Dominic Thiem in the first round and No. 12-ranked Denis Shapovalov in the semi-finals. The 24-year-old Harris is currently at a career-high No. 52 after his second ATP Tour final appearance (also 2020 Adelaide).
No. 54 Dominik Koepfer, +17 (Career High)
The German rose 17 places to a career-high No. 54 after reaching the Acapulco semi-finals (l. to Zverev). Koepfer, 24, also beat Gerardo Lopez Villasenor, Milos Raonic and Cameron Norrie.
No. 94 Lorenzo Musetti, +26 (Career High)
The #NextGenATP Italian qualified for the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC and reached the semi-finals, where he lost to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 19-year-old beat Diego Schwartzman in the first round, Frances Tiafoe in the second round and Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals, which guaranteed his place in the Top 100 for the first time.
Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 11 Denis Shapovalov, +1
No. 34 Lorenzo Sonego, +3
No. 40 Marton Fucsovics, +4
No. 49 Jeremy Chardy, +4
No. 56 Cameron Norrie, +5
No. 83 Emil Ruusuvuori, +4 (Career High)
No. 87 Sebastian Korda, +5 (Career High)