Aslan Karatsev Rockets Up The ATP Rankings

Aslan Karatsev

Mover Of The Week: Aslan Karatsev

The benefits of going deep in a major are multifactorial.  Aslan Karatsev found that out when he got to the first semifinals of his career, which was at a major.  The pride of playing your best on the biggest stages has to be right up there.  Now you know and can believe with conviction that you have enough game to compete with the best. 

Then there is the financial boost that comes from going deep in the draw.  Money that allows you to strengthen your skills, perhaps get a trainer, and better coach. But we cannot forget the importance of the ranking points gained that now gets you into more tournaments without having to go through the qualifying rounds.

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Top 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes

PLAYERRANKING CHANGECURRENT RANK
Aslan Karatsev (RUS)UP  7242                    CAREER HIGH
Soonwoo Kwon (KOR)UP  1681
   
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)UP  2150
Kaja Juvan (SLO)UP  1391                    CAREER HIGH
Daria Kasatkina (RUS)UP  1857
Anastasia Potapova (RUS)UP  1388
Jessica Pegula (USA)UP  1843                    CAREER HIGH
Jennifer Brady (USA)UP  1113                    CAREER HIGH
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Top 10 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes

ATP: Novak Djokovic remains at #1 after claiming his ninth Australian Open title.  Nipping at Rafael Nadal’s heel is #3, Daniil MedvedevDominic Thiem fell one spot to #4.  All other top ten members maintained their previous rankings.

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WTA: Ashleigh Barty remains at #1; however, there was some reshuffling of the top ten members.  After claiming her second Australian Open title, Naomi Osaka moves up to #2.  Simona Halep and Aryna Sabalenka each fell one spot to #3 and #8 respectively.  Serena Williams climbs back into the top ten at #7.  Kiki Bertens fell out of the top ten to #11.

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