Kyrgios Returns To Top 30, Mover Of The Week
Kyrgios Returns To Top 30, Mover Of The Week
ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 5 August 2019
No. 27 Nick Kyrgios, +25
The Australian returned to the Top 30 in the ATP Rankings for the first time since 1 October 2018 as a result of capturing his third ATP Tour 500-level trophy on Sunday with a 7-6(6), 7-6(4) victory over World No. 10 Daniil Medvedev in the Citi Open final. The 24-year-old also beat No. 6-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7) in the semi-finals. Kyrgios won the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC title in Acapulco in March (d. Zverev) and has now won six ATP Tour titles. He attained career-high No. 13 on 24 October 2016. Read More & Watch Washington, D.C. Final Highlights
No. 52 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, +17
The Spaniard saw his nine-match winning streak end at the hands of No. 4-ranked Dominic Thiem in the Generali Open final, but the 31-year-old rose 17 places to No. 52 in the ATP Rankings (his highest position since No. 50 on 8 August 2018). He had arrived in Kitzbühel on the back of lifting his second ATP Tour crown at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad (d. Stebe). On 10 June, Ramos-Vinolas was ranked No. 101. Read More & Watch Kitzbühel Final Highlights
No. 79 Stefano Travaglia, +16
The Italian rose to a career-high No. 79 in the ATP Rankings by winning his fourth ATP Challenger Tour title at the BNP Paribas Sopot Open (d. Horansky). The 27-year-old, who fell as low as No. 155 on 8 April 2019, fell to Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets in the Australian Open second round in January.
No. 85 Peter Gojowczyk, +37
Starting the week at No. 122, the German qualified for the Citi Open and held his nerve to beat Alex de Minaur, Milos Raonic and Kyle Edmund before losing to No. 10-ranked Medvedev 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-finals. Gojowcyzk is back at his highest position in the ATP Rankings since 22 April 2019 (at No. 85).
Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 5 (Career High) Stefanos Tsitsipas, +1
No. 9 (Career High) Daniil Medvedev, +1
No. 23 Diego Schwartzman, +4
No. 39 (Career High) Radu Albot, +2
No. 47 Lorenzo Sonego, +9
No. 56 (Career High) Casper Ruud, +9
No. 60 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, +10
No. 97 (Career High) Soonwoo Kwon, +15