Movers Of The Week
Tiafoe fees again into Prime 20, Mover of Week
ATPTour.com seems on the high Movers of the Week within the PIF ATP Rankings, as of Tuesday 20 August 2024
August 20, 2024
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Frances Tiafoe has returned to the Prime 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings after reaching the CIncinnati last.
By ATP Employees
The Cincinnati Open offered one other week of thrilling ATP Masters 1000 motion as Jannik Sinner clinched his tour-leading fifth title of the season. The person he overcame within the championship match, Frances Tiafoe, has surged again into the Prime 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings on account of his run in Ohio, the place he grew to become the primary American finalist since John Isner in 2013.
ATPTour.com seems on the movers within the PIF ATP Rankings as of Tuesday, 20 August.
No. 20 Frances Tiafoe, +7
Tiafoe’s run to the ultimate on the Cincinnati Open has propelled the 26-year-old again into the Prime 20 for the primary time since March. The house favorite defeated Prime 20 opponents Lorenzo Musetti, Hubert Hurkacz and Holger Rune (in opposition to whom he saved two match factors) on the Masters 1000 occasion earlier than falling to World No. 1 Sinner.
No. 13 Ben Shelton, +1 (Profession Excessive)
The 21-year-old Shelton strengthened his bid to crack the Prime 10 with a run to his maiden Cincinnati quarter-final. The lefty overcame the big-serving risk of Reilly Opelka in his opening spherical, earlier than additionally notching wins in opposition to Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Fabian Marozsan. Alexander Zverev edged Shelton in three units within the final eight, however the American has nonetheless risen to a career-high No. 13.
No. 15 Holger Rune, +1
Rune’s impressed run in Cincinnati was led to heartbreaking trend by Tiafoe, however the Dane can nonetheless replicate on a confidence-building run in Ohio. Rune overcame difficult checks from Matteo Berrettini, Nuno Borges, Gael Monfils and Jack Draper earlier than letting slip two match factors in his semi-final defeat. He has risen one spot to No. 15 within the PIF ATP Rankings as he now prepares for the US Open.
No. 25 Jack Draper, +3 (Profession Excessive)
Draper’s spectacular 2024 season continued in Cincinnati, the place he reached his first Masters 1000 quarter-final since 2022 to seal his rise to a career-high World No. 25. The Briton improved his Lexus ATP Head2Head file in opposition to Stefanos Tsitsipas to 2-0 with a three-set victory within the second spherical, whereas he additionally defeated Jaume Munar and Felix Auger-Aliassime in deciding units.
No. 52 Alex Michelsen, +5 (Profession Excessive)
Michelsen maintained his fame as a person who raises his sport on house soil by reaching the second spherical as a qualifier on his Cincinnati debut. The #NextGenATP star, who’s at present second within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Jeddah, downed Zizou Bergs, Mackenzie McDonald and Tallon Griekspoor on the Lindner Household Tennis Middle, earlier than falling in two entertaining units to World No. 1 Sinner. Michelsen has risen 5 spots to a career-high World No. 52.
Different Notable Prime 100 Movers
No. 32 Jiri Lehecka, +3
No. 34 Tomas Martin Etcheverry, +3
No. 35 Nuno Borges, +4 (Profession Excessive)
No. 41 Zhang Zhizhen, +3
No. 59 Roman Safiullin, +7
No. 75 Aleksandar Kovacevic, +4 (Profession Excessive)
No. 79 Marton Fucsovics, +5
No. 81 Damir Dzumhur, +19
No. 82 Jaume Munar, +7
No. 100 Laslo Djere, +6
