Popyrin soars to career-high after Montreal title, Mover of Week
The North American hard-court swing continued at the Omnium Banque Nationale présenté par Rogers , where Alexei Popyrin powered to the title. ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Tuesday, 13 August.
[ATP APP]No. 23 Alexei Popyrin, +39 (Career High)
The Australian has soared to a career-high No. 23 in the PIF ATP Rankings after he won his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Montreal. Popyrin earned five Top 20 wins en route to the title, including a final win against Andrey Rublev.
“It means the world, for all the hard work I’ve put in over the years, all the sacrifices I have made,” said Popyrin, who is the first Australian Masters 1000 winner since Lleyton Hewitt won Indian Wells 21 years ago in 2003.
No. 6 Andrey Rublev, +2
Rublev has jumped two spots after he reached his sixth Masters 1000 final and second of the season. The 26-year-old, who won in Madrid earlier this season, upset World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals but could not overcome Popyrin, who saved match points in his third-round win against Grigor Dimitrov.
No. 15 Sebastian Korda, +3 (Career High)
The 24-year-old continued his recent rise with a semi-final showing in Montreal. The American, who captured his maiden ATP 500 title in Washington earlier this month, upset World No. 4 Alexander Zverev in the quarters for his second Top 5 win.
No. 30 Matteo Arnaldi, +10 (Career High)
The Italian has jumped to a career-high after he reached his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final in Montreal. Arnaldi dropped just one set to reach the last four.
Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 8 Casper Ruud, +1
No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov, +1
No. 39 Nuno Borges, +4 (Career High)
No. 59 Arthur Rinderknech, +6
No. 65 Rinky Hijikata, +9 (Career High)
No. 67 James Duckworth +13
No. 83 Borna Coric, +11