ATP Rankings: Medvedev Top 5, Bautista Agut Top 10, FAA Top 20
Daniil Medvedev climbs into the Top 5 (from No.8) of the ATP's ranking for the first time on Monday to become the first Russian inside the ATP’s Top 5 since Nikolay Davydenko in 2010.The Russian claimed his first Masters 1000 title and now leads the ATP in wins with 44 and hardcourt wins with 31.
Congrats @DaniilMedwed!! 👏👏
— Tecnifibre (@tecnifibre) August 19, 2019
First Master 1000!
ATP World #5!#FightSmart pic.twitter.com/00jrAvXXvc
Monday is also a big day for Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. The Spaniard makes his Top 10 debut after reaching his third Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season at Cincinnati. Bautista Agut becomes the 19th Spaniard to crack the ATP’s Top 10 in history.
RBA rolls into the Top 1️⃣0️⃣Will we see him representing Spain at the #ATPCup? 🏆🇪🇸 @BautistaAgut | #ATPCup pic.twitter.com/g81IxAMrmH
— ATPCup (@ATPCup) August 19, 2019
Also moving inside the Top 10: Kei Nishikori drops from five to seven and Stefanos Tsitsipas falls from seven to eight.Medvedev and Baustista Agut weren’t the only risers this week.Argentina's Guido Pella makes his Top 20 debut a few days after notching his 100th ATP victory at Cincinnati.David Goffin kicked up four spots to No.15 on the strength of his final at Cincinnati while Richard Gasquet jumped 22 spots to No.34 after reaching the semi-finals at Cincy. It was Gasquet’s first trip to the last four of a Masters 1000 in over six years.Monday is also a milestone day for Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian makes his Top 20 debut at No.19. He is the youngest player in the Top 100. He's also the youngest player inside the Top 20 since Richard Gasquet in 2005.
ATP RANKINGS: Felix Auger-Aliassime will be No. 19 in Monday's new ATP rankings – with Milos Raonic at No. 22. So FAA, 19, becomes the No. 1 Canadian. He also becomes the second highest-ranked Canadian in ATP Rankings history (1973) behind Raonic who reached No. 3 in 2016. pic.twitter.com/hSKD5JpBIp
— Tom Tebbutt (@tomtebbutt) August 19, 2019
Russia’s Andrey Rublev, who upset Roger Federer and reached the quarter-finals at Cincy, rises 23 spots to No.47, while Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic jumps nine spots to make his Top 50 debut at No.49.Japan’s Yoshihito, who reached his first Masters quarter-final at Cincy, jumps 18 spots to 59 in the world—just shy of his career-high. ]]>
