By Tony Fairbairn
- Nick Kyrgios climbs 26 places to 37 in the world after claiming Washington title
- Daria Kasatkina’s title in San Jose ensures return to top ten in the world
- Daniil Medvedev extended his lead at the top of the rankings with Los Cabos title
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – Nick Kyrgios makes his return to the top 40 in the world with a title in Washington while Daria Kasatkina is back in the top ten after winning the title in San Jose.
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ATP Rankings and Brits Top 10
Headlining this week’s rankings update on the men’s side is Nick Kyrgios after the Australian claimed the title in Washington. Kyrgios won both the singles and doubles titles in the American capital as he continues his resurgent form after reaching the final at Wimbledon. Kyrgios defeated the likes of Reilly Opelka, Frances Tiafoe and Yoshihito Nishioka to claim the title and his reward for that is climbing up 26 places to 37 in the world as he looks to be seeded at the US Open in a few weeks time.
Despite losing to Kyrgios in the final, it was a very good week for Nishioka who played some inspired tennis throughout the week to beat the likes of Alex De Minaur, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev. As a result Nishioka’s reward is a 42 place rise up the rankings to 54 in the world.
Meanwhile there was also a 250 event in Los Cabos this week which saw world number one Daniil Medvedev claim the title after he defeated defending champion Cameron Norrie in the final. Medvedev’s win means he now extends his lead over Alexander Zverev as world number one to 1,115 points as he looks to become the year-end world number one for the first time in his career. The Russian will still need to set the bar high with titles to defend in Canada and the US Open while Rafael Nadal has no points to defend for the rest of the season.
As for Norrie, he couldn’t defend his title as he continues his good form from Wimbledon into the rest of the season. The Brit climbed up one place to 11 in the world despite not defending his title in Mexico and will now be looking to make a big push to returning to the world’s top ten before the US Open.
In other noticeable ranking rises, Mikael Ymer climbed 38 places to 77 in the world after reaching the semi-finals in Washington while J.J. Wolf climbed 15 places to 84 in the world. In ranking drops there was a 24 place drop for Mackenzie McDonald as he moves down to 72 in the world while defending Washington champion Jannik Sinner moves down to 12 in the world.
Finally in Brits action Andy Murray climbed up two places to 48 in the world despite an opening round defeat in Washington while Dan Evans has climbed up one place 39 in the world after reaching the quarter-finals in America’s capital.
ATP
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 7,875 points
- Alexander Zverev (GER) – 6,760
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) – 5,620
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 5,035
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) – 5,000
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 4,770
- Casper Ruud (NOR) – 4,685
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) – 3,710
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) – 3,490
- Hubert Hurkacz (POL) – 3,015
ATP Brits
- Cameron Norrie (11 in the world) – 2,985 points
- Dan Evans (39) – 1,170
- Andy Murray (48) – 950
- Jack Draper (82) – 639
- Ryan Peniston (128) – 427
- Liam Broady (129) – 419
- Jay Clarke (185) – 286
- Paul Jubb (202) – 256
- Alastair Gray (278) – 173
- Billy Harris (309) – 154
WTA Rankings and Brits Top 10
Moving onto the women’s tour and Daria Kasatkina made her return to the top ten in the world after winning the title in San Jose. Kasatkina had an extraordinary week seeing her defeat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa to claim the title in California. The win means she climbs up three places in the rankings to world number nine as she sets her sights on a top eight ranking place at the US Open.
In order to win the title, Kasatkina defeated Shelby Rogers in the final with the American seemingly returning to her best tennis. The American also beat some big names with the likes of Bianca Andreescu, Maria Sakkari and Amanda Anisimova falling to Rogers’ big-hitting tennis. Rogers’ run means she climbs up 15 places to 30 in the world as she looks set to be seeded in New York.
The other WTA event of the week was held in Washington where Liudmila Samsonova claimed victory over Kaia Kanepi to take the title. Samsonova’s big-hitting tennis struck tennis glory in America’s capital as she earned herself an 18 place rise up the rankings to 42 in the world. Despite losing to Samsonova in the final, Kanepi earned herself a rankings rise as she climbed six places to 31 in the world.
Other noticeable ranking changes saw Danielle Collins drop eight places to 17 in the world while Elise Mertens also dropped down the rankings to 37 in the world. While Daria Saville made one of the biggest rises up the rankings this week as she climbed up 15 places to 73 in the world.
From a Brits perspective, Emma Raducanu stays at world number ten but will be keen to add to her ranking points tally heading into her US Open title defence next month. While Katie Swan climbed 61 places up the rankings to 173 in the world.
WTA
- Iga Swiatek (POL) – 8,396 points
- Anett Kontaveit (EST) – 4,476
- Paula Badosa (ESP) – 4,190
- Maria Sakkari (GRE) – 4,190
- Ons Jabeur (TUN) – 4,010
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 3,366
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – 3,116
- Garbine Muguruza (ESP) – 2,886
- Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – 2,800
- Emma Raducanu (GBR) – 2,772
WTA Brits
- Emma Raducanu (10 in the world) – 2,772
- Harriet Dart (86) – 732
- Heather Watson (116) – 546
- Katie Boulter (27) – 490
- Jodie Burrage (142) – 438
- Katie Swan (173) – 366
- Yuriko Miyazaki (203) – 323
- Sonay Kartal (215) – 308
- Sarah Beth Grey (282) – 226
- Eden Silva (333) – 177
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