Alexei Popyrin turned professional in 2017, and a lot was expected of him. Isn’t that always the case. We expect players to get to their highest level almost immediately and forget that they must grow into their game. I have watched him play and thought he had a big serve but needed to add some more weapons to his arsenal to be a legitimate contender. Apparently, he has done just that, and his reward was winning the biggest title to date of his career, the ATP Masters 1000 Banque National. Congratulations Pop!
Alexei Popyrin Gets To A Career High
Victory always brings rewards, which for tennis players include financial, ranking, psychological, and social. Alexei Popyrin won his first title in 2021. In 2023, he won his second title, which surprisingly was on clay. Now the question inevitably is will he continue to build on this? I hope so, it’s nice to see some different players making their way up the rankings.
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | UP 39 | 23 CAREER HIGH |
| Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) | UP 16 | 30 CAREER HIGH |
| Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) | DOWN 14 | 97 |
| James Duckworth (AUS) | UP 13 | 67 |
| Gael Monfils (FRA) | DOWN 12 | 46 |
| Borna Coric (CRO) | UP 11 | 83 |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) | DOWN 11 | 53 |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Amanda Anisimova (USA) | UP 35 | 35 |
| Taylor Townsend (USA) | UP 30 | 57 CAREER HIGH |
| Ashlyn Krueger (USA) | UP 17 | 62 CAREER HIGH |
| Greet Minnen (BEL) | UP 13 | 79 |
| Yafan Wang (CHN) | UP 12 | 60 |
ATP & WTA Top Ten Ranking Changes
ATP: there were several positional changes in the top ten. Andrey Rublev climbed two spots to #6. Casper Ruud and Grigor Dimitrov each moved up one spot to #8 and #9, respectively. Hubert Hurkacz fell one spot to #7. Alex de Minaur fell three spots to #10. The top four players are still: [1] Jannik Sinner; [2] Novak Djokovic; [3] Carlos Alcaraz; and [4] Alexander Zverev.
WTA: there were major changes in the top ten members. Congratulations to the newest top ten member, Emma Navarro. Navarro comes in at #7. Barbora Krejcikova fell one spot to #8. Qinwen Zheng fell two spots to #10. Jessica Pegula and Daria Kasatkina are no longer in the top ten. The top four players are currently: [1] Iga Swatek; [2] Elena Rybakina; [3] Aryna Sabalenka; and [4] Jasmine Paolini.
Embed from Getty ImagesThere are three American women in the top ten: [5] Coco Gauff, [6] Danielle Collins, and [7] Emma Navarro.
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