ATP Ranking after Montreal: Djokovic and Alcaraz close in on Sinner

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It's not common to see the ATP ranking updated on a Tuesday, but circumstances have decided it so. The Montreal tournament ended on Monday, August 12, requiring to wait until the next day to officially see the new situation of the men's and women's rankings. In this case, we will focus on the changes concerning men with Jannik Sinner still leading the way. However, after the recent events in the Canadian tournament where he fell in the quarterfinals, the Italian could not defend the title, causing him to lose a significant amount of points that kept him away from his closest rivals: Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

The Serbian remains in second position, just 310 points behind Sinner. But it has to be considered that Nole did not participate in Montreal and will not in Cincinnati either, where he defends 1000 points after winning the title in 2023. That gives the Italian a slightly larger margin to play. Also putting pressure, increasingly, is Alcaraz. The Spaniard stands at 820 points. In the American tournament, the Murcian defends 600 points after reaching the final last year. Therefore, considering that Sinner will only add, Alcaraz cannot afford to lose focus even for a moment.

Now, the ranking shows a narrowing gap between the three, but Djokovic will have a tough time reaching number 1, as he won't be able to gain any points at the US Open while defending the title. However, the battle to conquer the top spot will remain more intense than ever. Other noteworthy changes in the top 10 of the standings involve Casper Ruud climbing one spot to 8th and Grigor Dimitrov also moving up to 9th in the world. But the most significant ascent is made by Andrey Rublev.

The Russian had a great run in Montreal, reaching the final and climbing to the 6th position thanks to that achievement. Rublev had not been at his best in recent weeks since winning the title in Madrid, having to face quite poor results and mental health challenges. Montreal became his moment, reflecting in a ranking where he can dream higher. On the other hand, Alex de Minaur closes the top 10, dropping three places due to physical issues with his hip preventing him from competing.

Popyrin soars to achieve his best ranking to date

Thus, one who has enjoyed a magnificent climb of 39 places is Alexei Popyrin. The Australian had the best week of his career by winning the Montreal tournament, hence marking his best ranking to date: the new world number 23. A significant rise for a player who will arrive highly motivated in Cincinnati without rest. Sebastian Korda also achieves his best ranking by reaching 15th place, something that seemed overdue for him. Other players who woke up to significant climbs include Matteo Arnaldi (from 46th to 29th) and Kei Nishikori (from 576th to 222nd).

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