ATP rankings report – Alcaraz hits No 4, career-highs for Musetti, Baez, Cressy
Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest ATP player to hold a top-4 ranking since Rafael Nadal in 2005 in this week’s ATP rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz, Roland-Garros 2022 © Federico Pellegrini / Panoramic
Carlos Alcaraz didn’t complete a successful title defence at Umag on Sunday, but the Spaniard has plenty to feel good about in spite of the loss to Jannik Sinner in the final.
Alcaraz rises to a career-high ranking of No 4 in the world – at 19 years and two months of age, he is the youngest player to hold a top-four ranking since Rafael Nadal in 2005.
The Spaniard leapfrogs Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monday’s rankings. He leads the Greek by a Slim margin of 35 points.
View the complete ATP rankings table here:
Here is the ATP’s top-10 as of Monday:
- Daniil Medvedev, 7625
- Alexander Zverev, 6850
- Rafael Nadal, 6165
- Carlos Alcaraz, 5035
- Stefanos Tsitsipas, 5000
- Novak Djokovic, 4770
- Casper Ruud, 4685
- Andrey Rublev, 3575
- Felix Auger-Aliassime, 3445
- Jannik Sinner, 3395
Career-highs for Musetti, Baez and Cressy
A trio of young guns continued their push up the ATP rankings as Lorenzo Musetti, Sebastian Baez and Maxime Cressy each record career-high rankings this week.
Musetti jumps one spot to 30, Baez jumps one to 31 and Cressy jumps two to 32.
Additionally, American Mackenzie McDonald makes a new career-high at 48, after climbing three spots.
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