The arrival of the clay court tour to the circuit has caused a tidal wave of changes at the top of the ATP rankings. Many changes in the top-10, among which the return of Tsitsipas and Ruud stand out after their great performance in Monte Carlo.
Stefanos Tsitsipas He is, without a doubt, the great ‘winner’, if you can call him that, in everything related to the ATP ranking this week. The Greek tennis player receives double reward: not only did he translate his magnificent level of play into the ATP Masters 1000 Montecarlo 2024 in the third title in the Principality for his showcases, but also amassed an important haul of points that allows him to return to the top-10 of the world rankings. It is a victory that could be crucial for his aspirations at Roland Garros, where the second row of the circuit will want to occupy a position among the first eight seeds in order to avoid, for example, a possible meeting against names like Alexander Zverev in a round as early as the round of 16.
NO CHANGES IN THE ELITE
To look at the main modifications of the week, yes, we must go beyond the top-4. A tournament was approaching that could generate fluctuations at the top, with the possibility that Jannik Sinner returned to hand the number #2 in the world to Carlos Alcaraz. None of that: the transalpine player fulfilled on a numerical level, equaling his semi-finals from last year, and the Murcian dropped out of the tournament, without the possibility of adding points in one of the few places on this tour in which he could do so. Novak Djokovic’s semifinals have also allowed him to add 310 points to his reign, distancing himself from the Italian-Spanish duo by almost 1,300 unitsthus taking a giant step to safeguard the world number one until the arrival of Roland Garros 2024.
However, in the rear of the top-10, changes are the order of the day. Casper Ruud, another of the great winners in Monegasque lands, rises to sixth place in the ranking thanks to a more than deserved final. His performance on clay merits one of the noble positions in the classification, a case similar to that of Stefanos Tsitsipas, whose impressive victory allows him to place several stitches on a wound that did nothing but bleed out. The Greek returns to the top-10 and climbs five positions to #7 in the world, causing the fall to #8 of Andrey Rublev, who not so long ago was a fairly solid fifth place in the ranking. Finally, Hubert Hurkacz and Grigor Dimitrov complete the top ten positions in the world: the big absence is that of Holger Runewhich could not defend the points from the 2023 final and falls to #12 position.
THIEM SALE DEL TOP-100
There are no major changes in the rest of the top-100, with some names exploring their limits after a good performance in Monte Carlo. It is the case of Ugo Humbert, who demonstrated his versatility on clay, reaching the quarterfinals and earning his best historical ranking, a more than deserved #13 position; also that of Lorenzo Sonegowho took advantage of the opportunity to play as a lucky loser to advance to the round of 16, climb six positions and stay very close to returning to the top-50 (#51 in the world), or that of Sumit Nagalwho has secured his presence in the final draw at Roland Garros after a magnificent performance that helped him gain 13 positions and place himself among the 80 best in the world.
And if some go up, others go down; is the case of Dominic Thiem, which lost in the first round of the qualifying phase and could not defend the second round achieved last year. The Austrian, who will play this week in Munich, once again leaves the top-100 and could barely save his presence in Paris. The one who has not achieved it is Diego Schwartzmanwhich continues its free fall: it is now #142 in the world and will be forced to play the qualifying phase, just as it did in Australia, if it wants to be part of the final draw in the second Grand Slam of the year.
2024-04-14 21:42:05
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