Movers Of The Week
Tiafoe charges back into the Top 20, Mover of the Week
ATPTour.com takes a look at the Top Movers of the Week in the PIF ATP Rankings, as of Tuesday 20 August 2024
August 20, 2024
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Frances Tiafoe is back in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings after reaching the final in Cincinnati.
By ATP staff
The Cincinnati Open provided another week of thrilling ATP Masters 1000 action as Jannik Sinner battled for his career-best fifth tour title of the season. The man he defeated in the championship match, Frances Tiafoe, is back in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings thanks to his run in Ohio, where he became the first American to reach the final since John Isner in 2013.
ATPtour.com looks at the movers in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Tuesday, 20 August.
No. 20 Frances Tiafoe, +7
Tiafoe’s run to the final at the Cincinnati Open saw the 26-year-old return to the Top 20 for the first time since March. The home favorite defeated Top 20 contenders Lorenzo Musetti, Hubert Hurkacz and Holger Rune (who saved two match points against him) at the Masters 1000 event before falling to World No. 1 Sinner.
No. 13 Ben Shelton, +1 (Career High)
The 21-year-old Shelton strengthened his bid for a Top 10 finish with a run to the quarterfinals in Cincinnati. The lefty defeated the serious threat of Reilly Opelka in his first round, before picking up wins against Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Fabian Marozsan. Alexander Zverev has split Shelton in three of the last eight sets, but the American has nonetheless climbed to a career-high 13.
No. 15 Holger Rune, +1
Rune’s inspired run in Cincinnati was tragically ended by Tiafoe, but the Dane can still think of a confidence-building run in Ohio. Rune overcame tricky tests from Matteo Berrettini, Nuno Borges, Gael Monfils and Jack Draper before conceding two match points in his semi-final defeat. He moved up one spot to No. 15 in the PIF ATP Rankings as he now prepares for the US Open.
No. 25 Jack Draper, +3 (Career High)
Draper’s impressive 2024 season continued in Cincinnati, where he reached his first Masters 1000 quarter-final since 2022 to reach World No. three-set victory in the second round, while also defeating Jaume Munar and Felix Auger-Aliassime in deciding sets.
No. 52 Alex Michelsen, +5 (Career High)
Michelsen maintained his reputation as a man who elevates his game on home soil by reaching the second round as an eligible player in his Cincinnati debut. The #NextGenATP star, currently ranked second in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, took down Zizou Bergs, Mackenzie McDonald and Tallon Griekspoor at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, before falling in two entertaining sets to the World No. 1 Sinner. Michelsen moved up five places to world No. 52.
Some of the top 100 movers are notable
No. 32 Jiri Lehecka, +3
No. 34 Thomas Martin Etcheverry, +3
No. 35 Nuno Borges, +4 (Career High)
No. 41 Zhang Zhizhen, +3
No. 59 Roman Safiullin, +7
No. 75 Aleksandar Kovacevic, +4 (Career High)
No. 79 Marton Fucsovics, +5
No. 81 Damir Dzumhur, +19
No. 82 Jaume Munar, +7
No. 100 Laslo Djere, +6
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