By Tony Fairbairn
- Iga Swiatek strengthened on her grip as world number one after completing the Madrid-Rome double.
- Nicolas Jarry is into the world’s top 20 after reaching a maiden Masters 1000 final in Rome
- Dan Evans is back inside the world’s top 60 while other Brits face underwhelming ranking movements ahead of Roland Garros.
ROME, ITALY – Iga Swiatek strengthened her grip on the world number one ranking after completing the Madrid and Rome double as Nicolas Jarry was rewarded for reaching a maiden Masters 1000 final.
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ATP Rankings and Brits Top 10
The rankings report starts with a first-time Masters 1000 finalist in Rome as Nicolas Jarry knocked out Stefanos Tsitsipas and Tommy Paul in order to reach a milestone achievement in his career. The Chilean didn’t manage to topple Alexander Zverev in the final but was still rewarded with an eight place rise up the rankings to 16 in the world in a massive boost ahead of Roland Garros.
However Jarry wasn’t the only first time Masters 1000 finalist in this clay court swing as he followed Felix Auger-Aliassime’s run to the Madrid final which temporarily earned the Canadian a top 20 place in the rankings.
As for the champion Zverev, the German claimed his second Rome title after a much-needed stretch of wins. As a result Zverev now replaces Daniil Medvedev in the world’s top four as he will now fancy his chances at Roland Garros with injuries and uncertainty headlining the ATP tour at the moment.
In other ranking news Hubert Hurkacz replaced Tsitsipas as the new world number eight after achieving consistent results over this clay court swing. There was a seven place rise up the rankings for Alejandro Tabilo who is now at 25 in the world having beaten the likes of Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov on his way to the Rome semi-finals. While Zhizhen Zhang’s run to the quarter-finals secured him a 14 place rise up the rankings to 42 in the world.
It’s been an underwhelming clay court season for Brits but Jack Draper and Dan Evans can enjoy a rise up the rankings ahead of Roland Garros. There was a five place rise for Draper to 35 in the world while Evans is back inside the world’s top 60 despite not winning a match on clay this season. Andy Murray’s return at the Bordeaux Challenger was also met with a two place rise to 75 in the world.
ATP
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 9,860 points
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 8,770
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 7,300
- Alexander Zverev (GER) – 6,345
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 6,295
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) – 4,700
- Casper Ruud (NOR) – 4,185
- Hubert Hurkacz (POL) – 3,885
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) – 3,700
- Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) – 3,615
ATP Brits
- Cameron Norrie (33 in the world) – 1,310 points
- Jack Draper (35) – 1,166
- Dan Evans (60) – 831
- Andy Murray (75) – 728
- Liam Broady (147) – 423
- Jan Choinski (180) – 340
- Billy Harris (202) – 302
- Oliver Crawford (205) – 298
- Ryan Peniston (219) – 283
- Arthur Fery (246) – 248
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WTA Rankings and Brits Top 10
On the WTA side, Iga Swiatek’s dominance as the Pole completed the clay court double as she claimed a third Rome title. The world number one followed up her title in Madrid with a comfortable tournament in Rome where she didn’t drop a single set. Now Swiatek sets her sights on another Roland Garros title as he heads into the second Grand Slam of the season with a 3,000 point advantage over Aryna Sabalenka.
Despite trailing Swiatek by 3,000 points Sabalenka has a lot of positives to build on having reached back-to-back finals in Madrid and Rome. The Australian Open champion has extended her lead as world number two to 500 points over Coco Gauff as she will look to be the nearest challenger to Swiatek’s dominance at Roland Garros.
In other ranking news Danielle Collins continued her successful farewell tour as she reached the semi-finals in Rome and moved up three places to 12 in the world. There was a four place rise for Victoria Azarenka, who climbs up four places to 21 in the world while Yulia Putintseva is up 14 place to 37 in the world. The biggest fall down the rankings was last year’s finalist Anhelina Kalinina who is now at 56 in the world after falling down the rankings by 56 in the world.
As for the Brits, Jodie Burrage fell outside the world’s top 100 as she continues to recover from wrist surgery while Emma Raducanu climbed up 91 places to 212 in the world but has opted for a training block instead of playing Roland Garros. As for Katie Boulter, the Brit will be seeded for Roland Garros as she remains at 28 in the world.
WTA
- Iga Swiatek (POL) – 11,695 points
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 8,138
- Coco Gauff (USA) – 7,638
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 5,673
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4,550
- Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) – 4,035
- Maria Sakkari (GRE) – 3,980
- Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – 3,945
- Ons Jabeur (TUN) – 3,748
- Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) – 3,318
WTA Brits
- Katie Boulter (28 in the world) – 1,730
- Harriet Dart (91) – 789
- Jodie Burrage (111) – 713
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (133) – 550
- Heather Watson (156) – 476
- Emma Raducanu (212) – 356
- Amarni Banks (269) – 270
- Sonay Kartal (290) – 243
- Francesca Jones (295) – 235
- Katy Dunne (328) – 200
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