By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 19, 2024
Jannik Sinner – he of the 15-match profitable streak – has cracked yet one more rankings milestone this week. This and extra in our ATP rankings report for Monday February 19.
Sinner to NO 3!
After claiming the title at Rotterdam on Sunday, 22-year-old Sinner turns into the highest-ranked Italian man in ATP historical past at No 3. He leapfrogs Daniil Medvedev, who was not in Rotterdam to defend his title this week.
Sinner, a winner in 32 of his final 34 matches, is at the moment 1585 factors behind World No.1 Djokovic.
Demon Hits New High
Alex de Minaur couldn’t change the course of his lopsided rivalry with Jannik Sinner on Sunday – the Aussie falls to 0-7 lifetime in opposition to Sinner – however he does take a step greater within the rankings, reaching a career-best rating of No 9.
The Aussie’s leap pushes Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the highest 10, which is a tough blow for the Greek, who falls out of the ATP’s prime 10 for the primary time since February of 2019, greater than 5 years in the past.
No One-Handers within the Top 10?
Tsitsipas drop implies that there aren’t any one-handed backhands contained in the Top 10 for the primary time in ATP rankings historical past (since 1973). A tough blow for the purists…
DIAZ ACOSTA SURGING
It has been an unimaginable two weeks for Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta. He got here to Cordoba final week with two ATP wins to his title, and departs Buenos Aires along with his maiden ATP title and 7 extra victories at tour-level. For his effort, the 23-year-old is the most important riser on this week’s ATP rankings – he jumps 28 spots to a career-high 59.
His sufferer in Sunday’s Argentina Open ultimate, Nicolas Jarry, has a return to the highest 20 as a comfort for his loss, although he was unable to again up his win over Carlos Alcaraz within the semi-finals at Buenos Aires.
Other Notable Movers
Another large riser was Russia’s Alexander Shevchenko, who jumps 12 spots to a career-high 45 because of his quarterfinal at Rotterdam.
Marcos Giron (+8 to 44), Alexander Bublik (+2 to 21) and Flavio Cobolli (+3 to 69) additionally tick profession highs this week.
Federico Coria, a semi-finalist at Buenos Aires, additionally jumped up 21 to return to the highest 100 at No 85.
Source: www.tennisnow.com
