By Tony Fairbairn
- Madison Keys has returned to the world’s top ten after winning her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
- Tommy Paul has also returned to the world’s top ten debut reaching another Grand Slam quarter-final.
- Meanwhile Jack Draper has climbed up two places to 16 in the world after reaching the Australian Open second week for the first time.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Madison Keys has returned to the world’s top ten after claiming her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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ATP Rankings and Brits Top 10
It was a successful tournament for American tennis players as Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton returned to their career high rankings. Paul reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open as he once again displayed his consistency and athleticism in order to reach the last eight of a Grand Slam. As a result of his deep run, Paul returns to the world’s top ten and is now at nine in the world. Meanwhile Shelton reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open before losing to eventual champion Jannik Sinner and the American rising star climbs up six places to 14 in the world as a result.
There wasn’t too many changes in the world’s top ten although Daniil Medvedev’s two place drop down the rankings allowed Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic to climb up one place each. Last year’s finalist suffered an early exit to Learner Tien and is now at seven in the world as he continue to underperform at Grand Slams.
Speaking of Tien, the American’s big breakthrough at the Australian Open earned him a 41 place rise up the rankings to 80 in the world. Another big breakthrough saw Joao Fonseca climb up 13 places in order to make his top 100 debut at 99 in the world after the Brazilian knocked out Andrey Rublev in the opening round in Melbourne. An honourable mention goes to Lorenzo Sonego as the Italian’s first Grand Slam quarter-final has earned him a 20 place up the rankings to 35 in the world.
As for the Brits, Jack Draper’s run to the fourth round of the Australian Open earned him a two place rise to 16 in the world. The Brit reached the second week in Melbourne for the first time in his career by winning three consecutive five set matches and continues to make progress on the tour. There is also a 15 place rise for Jacob Fearnley who climbed up 15 places to 77 in the world after reaching the third round on his Australian Open debut. Meanwhile Cameron Norrie’s first round exit means he drops down 11 places to 63 in the world.
ATP
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 11,830 points
- Alexander Zverev (GER) – 8,135
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 7,010
- Taylor Fritz (USA) – 5,050
- Casper Ruud (NOR) – 4,160
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 3,900
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 3,780
- Alex De Minaur (AUS) – 3,735
- Tommy Paul (USA) – 3,495
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) – 3,130
ATP Brits
- Jack Draper (16 in the world) – 2,680 points
- Cameron Norrie (63) – 892
- Jacob Fearnley (77) – 731
- Billy Harris (129) – 481
- Dan Evans (172) – 332
- Jan Choinski (195) – 307
- Paul Jubb (202) – 294
- Jay Clarke (267) – 201
- Charles Broom (285) – 184
- Johannus Monday (359) – 137
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WTA Rankings and Brits Top 10
The main spotlight of this week’s rankings report belongs to Madison Keys as the American became a Grand Slam champion for the first time. After winning the title in Adelaide, Keys continued her run into the Australian Open as she ended her Grand Slam breakthrough by beating the top two players in the world in the form of Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. Now Keys is a Grand Slam champion and returns to her career high ranking of seven in the world, climbing up seven places.
In other significant ranking rises, Elena Rybakina returned to the world’s top five after Qinwen Zheng fell down three places to eight in the world. Meanwhile Paula Badosa’s run to the Australian Open semi-finals means the Spaniard moves up two places in the rankings and returns to the world’s top ten. There was a nine place rise for quarter-finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to 23 in the world while Eva Lys made the most of her lucky loser spot into the main draw as the German reached the last 16 and is rewarded with a 37 place rise to 91 in the world.
In terms of ranking falls Linda Noskova fell down ten places to 38 in the world after failing to defend her quarter-final points from last year. While the player that beat her in the quarter-finals, Dayana Yastremska, fell down 39 places to 72 in the world. Another early exit for Maria Sakkari also ensured that she fell down one place and is now outside the world’s top 30.
As for the Brits, Emma Raducanu’s place in the third round was rewarded with a five place rise to 56 in the world as she looks to break the world’s top 50 in the coming months. Meanwhile, Harriet Dart’s place in the second round means she returns to the world’s top 100 and climbs up 14 places to 98 in the world.
WTA
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 8,956 points
- Iga Swiatek (POL) – 8,770
- Coco Gauff (USA) – 6,538
- Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – 5,289
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 4,893
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4,861
- Madison Keys (USA) – 4,680
- Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – 4,095
- Emma Navarro (USA) – 3,709
- Paula Badosa (ESP) – 3,608
WTA Brits
- Katie Boulter (25 in the world) – 1,931 points
- Emma Raducanu (56) – 1,055
- Sonay Kartal (90) – 808
- Harriet Dart (98) – 755
- Jodie Burrage (150) – 485
- Francesca Jones (154) – 474
- Heather Watson (158) – 458
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (182) – 400
- Amarni Banks (258) – 272
- Ella McDonald (397) – 149
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