Khachanov Catching The Elite, Mover Of The Week
Khachanov Catching The Elite, Mover Of The Week
ATPWorldTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 1 May 2017
#NextGenATP prospect Karen Khachanov has soared 14 places in the Emirates ATP Rankings to a career-high World No. 42, courtesy of a quarter-final showing at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
The 20 year-old, who trains in Barcelona, ousted 11th seed Pablo Cuevas before a first Top 10 victory over David Goffin sent Khachanov into the last eight (l. Zeballos). As a result, the Russian jumps seven positions to eighth in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan for the inaugural #NextGenATP Finals in November.
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A run to the Gazprom Hungarian Open final (l. Pouille) has boosted Aljaz Bedene’s ranking by 10 places to World No. 58. The British No. 4 finished April with a 16-1 match record, following back-to-back ATP Challenger Tour titles along with his six-win streak through qualifying and the main draw in Budapest.
Horacio Zeballos has earned a 21-place rise to World No. 63, having reached his first ATP World Tour semi-final since 2013, when he won the Vina del Mar title. The Argentine defeated Joao Sousa, Benoit Paire and Khachanov in Barcelona, before falling to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. Zeballos was World No. 84 last week and became the lowest-ranked semi-finalist in Barcelona since No. 85 German Denis Gremelmayr in 2008 (l. to Nadal).
A career-high ranking of World No. 73 is Yuichi Sugita’s reward for a first ATP quarter-final in five years. The Japanese rises 18 spots, having navigated through qualifying, to then post victories over Richard Gasquet and Pablo Carreno Busta, before finalist Dominic Thiem ended the charge.
#NextGenATP player Hyeon Chung also qualified for the Barcelona main draw and advanced to the quarter-finals (l.Nadal). Wins against Germans Philipp Kohlschreiber and Alexander Zverev helped Chung move up 16 positons to World No.78.