Oscar Otte finally breaks the top forty barrier. Eleven years after turning professional, he gets to a career high of number thirty-seven. At twenty-eight years old, the German is having a resurgence on the tennis courts. He is playing with the confidence that comes from knowing time is running out and he had better show what he has now. Like a fine wine, the German is improving with age.
Oscar Otte Proves Perseverance Is Key
Oscar Otte gets the mover of the week honors for perseverance. You know you have something greater in you and when you believe and keep putting in the work consistently, you get rewarded. Learning to live in the feeling of success every day is what makes the great tennis players successful. Actually, it’s what makes anyone successful!
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP Ranking Changes
ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
Roger Federer (SUI) | DOWN 28 | 96 |
Sam Querrey (USA) | UP 22 | 99 |
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) | UP 20 | 45 |
David Goffin (BEL) | DOWN 19 | 58 |
Filip Krajinovic (SRB) | UP 17 | 31 |
Oscar Otte (GER) | UP 14 | 37 |
Lloyd Harris (RSA) | DOWN 11 | 47 |
WTA Top 100 Ranking Changes
WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) | DOWN 18 | 47 |
Dalma Galfi (HUN) | UP 17 | 81 CAREER HIGH |
Shuai Zhang (CHN) | UP 13 | 41 |
Alize Cornet (FRA) | DOWN 10 | 44 |
Anastasia Potapova (RUS) | DOWN 10 | 87 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there were minimal reshufflings, with Matteo Berrettini falling to #11 and Hubert Hurkacz back in at #10. [1] Daniil Medvedev; [2] Alexander Zverev; [3] Novak Djokovic; and [4] Rafael Nadal are the top four ranked men this week.
WTA: there were minimal reshufflings; however, all the members remained the same. The top four members this week are still: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Anett Kontaveit; [3] Ons Jabeur; and [4] Paula Badosa.
Top 4 American Men & Women
Taylor Fritz continues to lead the way at number fourteen. Reilly Opelka comes in second at number eighteen. John Isner takes the third spot at number twenty-five, with Frances Tiafoe coming in fourth at number twenty-eight. The last American man to be in the top ten was John Isner back in 2019.
Danielle Collins takes the top spot at number eight. Jessica Pegula takes the second spot at number nine. Cori “Coco” Gauff and Madison Keys take the third and four spots at number twelve and twenty-four, respectively.
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