Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 15, 2024
Daniel Medvedev? Call him Mr. Consistency. Or Mr. Top 10…
The Russian player may not have won a major title this year, but he has hit a milestone this week, reaching 250 weeks inside the Top 10. Medvedev, who was out of the Top 10 in January of last year for four weeks, has recovered. quickly and has since racked up another 87 consecutive weeks in the Top 10.
On Monday, the fifth ranked player, 28, hit 250.
Of those 250 weeks, 16 were spent at No.1, 228 of the 250 were spent inside the Top 5 (per tennis.com).
He’s not the only ATP player to hit the mark this week – scroll down for more rank improvers…
Machac Makes Top 25 Debut
Tomas Machac reached his first Masters semi-final last week in Shanghai before bowing out to eventual champion Jannik Sinner. Through his efforts, the 24-year-old player jumped eight places to reach a career high of 25. It’s been a great season for Machac, a double Olympic gold medalist with Katerina Siniakova. He also reached the second week of a major tournament for the first time at this year’s US Open, and played his first ATP final on clay in Geneva this spring.
Top 50 Shang
Of China Shang Juncheng becomes the first player born in 2005 or later to crack the Top 50 after breaking the Top 50. The 19-year-old, who won his first title in Chengdu last month, jumps to No. 49 after playing in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.
Mensik, Goffin, Close in Top 50
Another 19-year-old, Jakub Mensikjumped 14 places from No.65 to No.51 on Monday, after reaching his first Masters quarterfinal in Shanghai.
Mensik fell to Novak Djokovic in three sets.
In Belgium David Goffin it’s growing this week. The former World No.7 also reached the quarterfinals in Shanghai, thanks to victories over Lorenzo Musetti and Alexander Zverev. It was the first Belgian Masters quarterfinal since 2021, and the first on the hard court since 2019. Goffin jumped 13 places to No.53 this week.
