#NextGenATP Michelsen cracks Top 50, Mover of Week
The North American hard-court season continued apace last week at the Winston-Salem Open, where Lorenzo Sonego overcame #NextGenATP Alex Michelsen in the final to seal his fourth ATP Tour crown.
ATPTour.com looks at the movers in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Monday, 26 August.
[ATP APP] No. 49 Alex Michelsen, +3 (Career High)
One day shy of his 20th birthday, Michelsen stepped on court for his third ATP Tour final at the Winston-Salem Open. Although the home favourite was comfortably defeated by Sonego at the ATP 250, he can look back on another positive step in his career ahead of the US Open. Michelsen has risen three spots to a career-high No. 49 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
No. 48 Lorenzo Sonego, +10
Lorenzo Sonego became just the 11th active ATP Tour player to win tour-level titles on outdoor hard, indoor hard, clay and grass with a dominant series of displays in Winston-Salem. The Italian, who had not won consecutive matches on hard courts this year prior to arriving in North Carolina, did not drop a set all week en route to clinching his first title for almost two years.
No. 72 Shang Juncheng, +5 (Career High)
Chinese star Shang notched his 20th tour-level win of the year against Francisco Comesana in the first round in Winston-Salem, and that victory was enough to propel him five spots to a career-high World No. 72. The 19-year-old Shang has also consolidated third place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah: He remains 25 points clear of fourth-placed Jakub Mensik as he bids to qualify for the season-ending Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF.
No. 78 David Goffin, +12
Former World No. 7 Goffin downed three seeded opponents in Winston-Salem en route to his first ATP Tour semi-final since April 2022. The Belgian overcame Luciano Darderi, Arthur Rinderknech and Rinky Hijikata before falling to Sonego. Goffin has risen 12 spots to World No. 78, his highest PIF ATP Ranking since April 2023, as a result.
No. 106 Christopher Eubanks, +14
Eubanks boosted his bid for a quick return to the Top 100 with a quarter-final run in Winston-Salem. The home favourite prevailed against Adam Walton, Hugo Gaston and Roman Safiullin before he fell in a deciding-set tie-break to eventual finalist Michelsen.
Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 21 Alejandro Tabilo, +1
No. 22 Karen Khachanov, +1
No. 60 Pavel Kotov, +3
No. 62 Rinky Hijikata, +3 (Career High)
No. 80 Zizou Bergs, +5
No. 91 Arthur Cazaux, +6
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