Max Purcell is a twenty-five year old Australian. He turned professional in 2016. The Australian has been picking up steam in the last two years. Some players take time for their game to mature. We cannot always have players like Rafael Nadal or Carlos Alcaraz. At the recent Cincinnati ATP Masters1000 event, Purcell upset a current top ten player, Casper Ruud, to get to the quarter-finals.

Purcell Has The Weapons To Be A Threat At US Open

Max Purcell pushed the current world number one, Carlos Alcaraz, to three sets. The Australian is knocking on the door. With his big serve, he is a legitimate threat on any surface. With the US Open less than a week away, one wonders how far he will go in the draw. It is not a lack of talent that prevents most tennis players from succeeding, rather it is their belief and their attitude.

Top 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes

ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes

ATP:  there were some positional changes in the top ten. Rune moved up one spot to #4, a career high. Casper Ruud moved up two spots to #5. Stefanos Tsitsipas fell three spots to #7. The current top four players are: [1] Carlos Alcaraz; [2] Novak Djokovic; [3] Daniil Medvedev; and [4] Holger Rune.

WTA: there were a few changes in the top ten.  Coco Gauff and Caroline Garcia traded places to #6 and #7, respectively. Petra Kvitova fell out of the top ten. Marketa Vondrousova moved up one spot to #9. There is a new top ten member, Karolina Muchova. This is a career high for Muchova. The current top four players are: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Aryna Sabalenka; [3] Jessica Pegula; and [4] Elena Rybakina.

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