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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 26 February 2024
February 26, 2024
Jakub Mensik, 18, reached the title match in Doha last week, becoming the youngest finalist in tournament history.ATP Tour
Jakub Mensik, 18, reached the title match in Doha last week, becoming the youngest finalist in tournament history.
By ATP Staff
Breakthrough runs were the story on the ATP Tour last week in Rio de Janeiro, Doha and Los Cabos. ATPTour.com looks at the movers in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as of Monday, 26 February.

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No. 87 Jakub Mensik, +29 (Career High)
#NextGenATP Czech Mensik has risen into the Top 100 for the first time after he became the youngest finalist in history at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. The 18-year-old overcame World No. 5 Andrey Rublev to become the youngest player to defeat a Top 5 opponent since Carlos Alcaraz at the 2021 US Open. Competing in just his third tour-level event, the Czech fell to Karen Khachanov in the title match.

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No. 21 Sebastian Baez, +9 (Career High)
The Argentine captured his first ATP 500 title at Rio Open presented by Claro. Baez, who has now won five tour-level trophies, moved past Argentine qualifier Mariano Navone in the title match.

No. 32 Jordan Thompson, +8 (Career High)
The Australian enjoyed a dream week at the Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo in Los Cabos, where he captured his first tour-level singles title and the doubles crown at the ATP 250. The 29-year-old recovered from a 0-6, 1-4 deficit against Alex Michelsen in the quarter-finals before he beat Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud.

No. 38 Alexei Popyrin, +8 (Career High)
Popyrin has soared to a career-high after a semi-final run in Doha. The Australian beat Alexander Bublik, Hugo Grenier and Abdullah Shelbayh to reach his first semi-final of the season.

No. 60 Mariano Navone, +53 (Career High)
The Argentine rose into the Top 100 for the first time after a stunning run in Rio de Janeiro. Navone, 22, entered the week having not won an ATP Tour match but soared into the spotlight with a memorable run. He came through qualifying and then beat Federico Coria, Yannick Hanfmann, Joao Fonseca and Cameron Norrie.



Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 11 Casper Ruud, +1
No. 15 Karen Khachanov, +2
No. 46 Zhizhen Zhang, +2 (Career High)
No. 49 Yannick Hanfmann, +7
No. 52 Facundo Diaz Acosta, +7 (Career High)
No. 54 Gael Monfils, +14
No. 73 Thiago Seyboth Wild, +9 Career High)
No. 100 Thiago Agustin Tirante, +5 (Career High)

ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the PIF ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 4 March 2024
March 04, 2024
Ugo Humbert won his sixth tour-level title last week in Dubai.ATP Tour
Ugo Humbert won his sixth tour-level title last week in Dubai.
By ATP Staff
The fourth and final consecutive three-tournament week on the ATP Tour ended with Ugo Humbert, Alex de Minaur and Sebastian Baez lifting titles in Dubai, Acapulco and Santiago, respectively. ATPTour.com looks at the movers in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Monday, 4 March.

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No. 14 Ugo Humbert, +4 (Career High)
The Frenchman has climbed four spots to a career-high No. 14 in the PIF ATP Rankings after he captured his second title of the season at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Humbert, who triumphed in Marseille in February, upset World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev en route to his second ATP 500 crown (Halle 2021).

He also beat former World No. 1 Andy Murray and Top 10 star Hubert Hurkacz before downing Alexander Bublik in the title match. He is the third Frenchman to win the title in Dubai and first Frenchman to rise inside the Top 15 since Gael Monfils in May 2021.


No. 9 Casper Ruud, +2
The 25-year-old is back inside the Top 10 for the first time since November. Ruud reached his second consecutive final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco, where he lost to Alex de Minaur. Ruud earned hard-fought three-set wins against Christopher Eubanks, Ben Shelton and Holger Rune.

No. 19 Sebastian Baez, +2 (Career High)
The Argentine continued his hot streak at the Movistar Chile Open, where he won the title. Baez has now won his past nine matches, having lifted the trophy at the ATP 500 event in Rio de Janeiro the week before. In Santiago, the 23-year-old downed home favourite Alejandro Tabilo in the title match and is inside the Top 20 for the first time.

No. 20 Alexander Bublik, + 1 (Career High)
Like Baez, Bublik has risen into the Top 20 for the first time after he reached the final at the ATP 500 event in Dubai. Bublik, 26, holds a 13-5 record on the season, having triumphed in Montpellier in February.

No. 37 Jack Draper, +13 (Career High)
The Briton continued his strong start to the season at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco, where he reached the semi-finals. The 22-year-old did not drop a set en route to the semi-finals before eventual champion De Minaur stopped him. Earlier this year he advanced to the final in Adelaide.



Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas, +1
No. 39 Alejandro Tabilo, +12 (Career High)
No. 49 Dominik Koepfer, +9 (Career High)
No. 62 Flavio Cobolli, +7 (Career High)
No. 65 Thiago Seyboth Wild, +8 (Career High)
No. 73 Luciano Darderi, +7 Career High)
No. 77 Arthur Cazaux, +9 (Career High)
No. 81 Jakub Mensik, +6 (Career High)
No. 89 Pedro Martinez, +12
No. 97 Thiago Agustin Tirante, +3 (Career High)

Learn how has a chance to make a big move at Indian Wells
March 05, 2024
Jannik Sinner is No. 2 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.ATP Tour/Getty Images
Jannik Sinner is No. 2 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner enters the BNP Paribas Open as the No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, moving ahead of rival Carlos Alcaraz.

One year ago, Alcaraz defeated Sinner in the Indian Wells semi-finals and went on to lift the trophy. The Spaniard is defending 1,000 points compared to 360 for Sinner. With those points dropped, Sinner has 7,910 points compared to 7,805 for Sinner.

This year’s Australian Open champion is also in the best form of his career. The 22-year-old is 12-0 in 2024 behind his triumph at Melbourne Park and title run in Rotterdam. Sinner has won 25 of his past 26 matches overall. Although he is No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings — the 52-week rankings — he is in good position to pass Alcaraz after Indian Wells.

The 2023 Nitto ATP Finals runner-up Sinner will begin his tournament against home favourite Marcos Giron or Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. He could face 25th seed Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round.

One year ago, Sinner competed at Indian Wells as the World No. 13. Now Alcaraz will need to make the quarter-finals in the California desert just to have a chance of keeping Sinner from ascending to World No. 2. The Spaniard opens his event against a Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF alumnus: Matteo Arnaldi or Luca Van Assche.

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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is in good position to maintain his spot atop the PIF ATP Rankings in the near future. The Serbian did not compete in Indian Wells or Miami last year and is not dropping any points. He will play Australian Aleksandar Vukic or a qualifier in the second round.

With last year’s Indian Wells points dropped from the PIF ATP Live Rankings, Djokovic leads No. 2 Sinner by 1,765 points.

Several stars have opportunities to make moves with big results. Alex de Minaur, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Ben Shelton all lost in the second round last year at Indian Wells, giving them a chance to surge in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.

De Minaur is one of the most in-form players on the ATP Tour, having triumphed at the ATP 500 in Acapulco and reached the final in Rotterdam. The Australian is No. 10 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, but within 470 points of No. 7 Holger Rune.

Tsitsipas recently fell out of the Top 10. However, the Greek, No. 11, is only 45 points behind De Minaur and can surge well into the Top 10 with a big effort in the California desert.

In recent months, a feel-good story on the circuit has been the resurgence of Grigor Dimitrov, the former World No. 3 and 2017 Nitto ATP Finals champion. The Bulgarian is live No. 12 and 365 points behind De Minaur. He is trying to return to the Top 10 for the first time since the week of 29 October 2018.

Shelton just became the No. 2 American and is live No. 16, three spots and 715 points behind American No. 1 Taylor Fritz, the 2022 Indian Wells champion.

Stars to clash in Indian Wells semi-finals
March 15, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner met three times in 2023.Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner met three times in 2023.
By ATP Staff
The BNP Paribas Open blockbuster semi-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will decide which star will be No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday.

Sinner is trying to climb to World No. 2 for the first time and improve the mark he has already set as the highest-ranked Italian in PIF ATP Rankings history (since 1973).

Alcaraz has been inside the Top 2 since he ascended to No. 1 in September 2022 following his triumph at the US Open. He has spent 36 weeks at World No. 1.

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Sinner has enjoyed a perfect start to his 2024 season, winning all 16 of his matches. The 22-year-old lifted trophies at the Australian Open and Rotterdam before reaching the last four at Indian Wells.

The Italian has won 14 consecutive completed sets and has not dropped one in the California desert. He leads Alcaraz 4-3 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series and has claimed their past two meetings. Last year at Indian Wells, Alcaraz defeated Sinner 7-6(4), 6-3 in the semi-finals.

The player who loses the Indian Wells semi-final will be No. 3 on Monday. Novak Djokovic will remain World No. 1.