Shapovalov eyeing Top 10, Auger-Aliassime and De Minaur back in top 20
This post-Wimbledon turf week had no impact for the top 10 players in the world. Or almost. Titled at Queen’s, Matteo Berrettini remains for example 9th this Monday, even if he returns on the heels of Roger Federer (at 347 points to be precise). On the other hand, it allowed Denis Shapovalov, semi-finalist on English turf to get closer to this Top 10, in 12th place. He thus takes advantage of the misfortunes of David Goffin, who has already withdrawn from Wimbledon and who lost half of the points in his final in Halle in 2019. The Belgian thus descends to 15th place, just behind Casper Ruud, who still records his best ranking (14th).
And Shapovalov isn’t the only fit Canadian right now. After his final in Stuttgart, Félix Auger-Aliassime followed up with a final four in Halle, dropping the defending champion Federer in the process. This performance allowed him to return to the Top 20 (19th), just like Alex de Minaur (18th) who preceded him and who found color thanks to a good half at Queen’s. Grigor Dimitrov (21st, -1 place) and Milos Raonic (22nd, -4) bear the brunt of this. The last city, injured in the calf, will also miss the appointment of the All England Club.
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Humbert at the highest since his beginnings
He kills two birds with one stone. Thanks to the first title of his career in the ATP 500 at Halle, Ugo Humbert overtook six of his colleagues and obtained the best ranking of his career this Monday (25th in the world). Winner of two Top 10 members on German turf (Zverev and Rublev), Messin displays a level of play that could allow him to enter the Top 20 in the medium term, or even to steal from Gaël Monfils (16th) the place of number 1 tricolor, even if he will have half the points of his round of 16 at Wimbledon in 2019 to defend.
Among the other big beneficiaries of the week, it is also necessary to underline the progression of the Briton Cameron Norrie, who integrates the Top 40 for the first time in his career (34th, +7 places). He is reaping the rewards of the first final of his ATP 500 career, having notably dominated Shapovalov in the semi-final. Thanks to the packages of Rafael Nadal, Goffin and Raonic, he will be like Humbert seeded at Wimbledon, a first for him in a Grand Slam.
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Herbert is in the Top 100, Rinderknech is close
While he is currently shining in doubles with Nicolas Mahut (titles at Roland Garros and Queen’s), Pierre-Hugues Herbert is losing ground in singles. For the first time since February 13, 2017, that is to say more than 4 years ago, he came out of the 100 best players in the world (101st, -14 places). The Alsatian pays the loss of half of the points of his semi-final in Halle in 2019 against Federer. But he is not the only one to release a lot of ballast. If his compatriot Gilles Simon, a Queen’s finalist the same year, remains in the Top 100, he gives up 22 places (93rd) in the case.
Also worth noting is a drop of a similar scale in the world hierarchy for veteran Feliciano Lopez. The Spaniard, who has ceded his crown on the London turf, even records the biggest disbursement among the members of the Top 100 with 25 ranks lost: here he is now the 89th player in the world. Finally, Arthur Rinderknech, eliminated in the round of 16 in Halle after coming out of qualifying, is approaching the Top 100 (109th, +10 places) which would be a fair reward for a player currently 55th in the Race and 3rd best French since the start. of the year.
Arthur Rinderknech at Halle in 2021
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Highs and lows
- They are 6 to post their best ranking this week in the Top 100. Casper Ruud (14th, +1 place), Ugo Humbert (25th, +6), Cameron Norrie (34th, +7), Lorenzo Musetti (58th, +3 ), Marcos Giron (65th, +10) and Carlos Alcaraz (75th, +3) can approach Wimbledon with a smile.
- For others, the current dynamic is more difficult. Dominik Koepfer (63rd, -10 places), Emil Ruusuvuori (79th, -5), Feliciano Lopez (89th, -25), Gilles Simon (93rd, -22) and Norbert Gombos (96th, -6) are those who lose the more ground in the Top 100.
The Top 20 at 06/21
Rang | Player | Points |
1. | Novak Djokovic | 12113 |
2. | Daniil Medvedev | 10053 |
3. | Rafael Nadal | 8630 |
4. | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7980 |
5. | Dominic Thiem | 7425 |
6. | Alexander Zverev | 7305 |
7. | Andrey Rublev | 6120 |
8. | Roger Federer | 4815 |
9. | Matteo Berrettini | 4468 |
10. | Roberto Bautista Agut | 3125 |
11. | Diego Schwartzman | 3060 |
12. | Denis Shapovalov | 2915 |
13. | Pablo Carreno Busta | 2905 |
14. | Casper Ruud | 2690 |
15. | David Goffin | 2680 |
16. | Gaël Monfils | 2568 |
17. | Hubert Hurkacz | 2533 |
18. | Alex de Minaur | 2485 |
19. | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 2468 |
20. | Cristian Garin | 2440 |
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