Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime fell one position on Monday when the ATP rankings were updated, while young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz entered the world top 10.
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“FAA” is now in 10and place while his compatriot Denis Shapovalov is 16and.
At only 18 years old, Alcaraz is in ninth place, and becomes the youngest to join this very closed circle since the icon Rafael Nadal in 2005.
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Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz poses with the trophy after winning against Spain’s Pablo Carreno-Busta in the singles final match of the ATP Barcelona Open tennis tournament at Real Club de Tenis in Barcelona on April 24, 2022.
On Sunday, the revelation continued its thunderous start to the year by winning the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona, after having already won the Masters 1000 earlier this month and the Rio tournament in February.
This success allows him to climb two places in the ATP rankings, which in return sees Briton Cameron Norrie (eleventh) out of the top 10, eliminated in the quarter-finals in the Catalan city.
Finalist in Belgrade, where he was beaten by Russian Andrey Rublev (still N.8 in the world), Novak Djokovic still sits in first place in the ATP rankings, ahead of another Russian, Daniil Medvedev, who announced in early April that he was injured, estimating that he would be absent one to two months.
ATP Ranking
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) 8400 pts
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 8080
- Alexander Zverev (GER) 7465
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6435
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5770
- Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 4570
- Casper Ruud (NOR) 4110
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4025
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 3827 (+2)
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3625 (-1)
- Cameron Norrie (GBR) 3440 (-1)
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3029
- Taylor Fritz (USA) 3010
- Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3008
- Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2805
- Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 2671
- Reilly Opelka (USA) 2475
- Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2135 (+1)
- Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 2015 (-1)
- Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 1788
Swiatek still untouchable, Badosa new runner-up
The Polish Iga Swiatek consolidated her place as world No.1 by winning the Stuttgart tournament on Sunday, but is now followed by the Spaniard Paula Badosa, who stopped in the semi-finals.
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Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates winning the singles final match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka (not pictured) of the Women’s Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, April 24, 2022.
Swiatek seems unbeatable for several weeks: she won her fourth consecutive tournament on German clay, after her victories in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami. She now advances to Roland-Garros (May 22 – June 5) with the status of favorite, with 23 straight wins.
Behind her, Badosa doubled the Czech Barbora Krejcíková, now world No.3, for only two points.
Despite her defeat against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (N.4) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, Badosa reached her best ranking, more than 2,000 points behind Swiatek however.
The top 10 remains unchanged apart from this inversion.
Briton Emma Raducanu, who received the Laureus prize for Revelation of the Year on Sunday despite her inconsistency since her title at the US Open 2021, gains a place (N.11).
For her part, Quebecer Leylah Fernandez made a comeback in the top 20, being in 20and square.
WTA Ranking
- Iga Swiatek (POL) 7181 pts
- Paula Badosa (ESP) 5045 (+1)
- Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 5043 (-1)
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 4711
- Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4651
- Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4511
- Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4207
- Danielle Collins (USA) 3151
- Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 3070
- Ons Jabeur (TUN) 3015
- Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2797 (+1)
- Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2780 (-1)
- Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2561
- Jessica Pegula (USA) 2510
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2472
- Cori Gauff (USA) 2300
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2281 (+1)
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 2261 (+1)
- Angelique Kerber (GER) 2243 (-2)
- Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 2151 (+1)