Medvedev breaks into ATP top 5
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Daniil Medvedev cracked the top five in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career yesterday after claiming his maiden Masters crown.
The 23-year-old became the first Russian player in history to win a Masters title, ousting David Goffin 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open finals on Sunday.
The Russian is now fifth in the rankings released yesterday and led by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who he beat in Saturday’s semifinals in Mason, Ohio.
At age 23, he became the youngest Cincinnati champion since Scot Andy Murray at age 21 in 2008.
But it was Belgian Goffin who made the most notable jump in the top 20, advancing four places to 15th.
Meanwhile, Gael Monfils has maintained his title as France’s top player going up two spots to 13th. Japan’s Kei Nishikori dropped two places and finds himself at seventh while Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain made his top-10 debut having reached the Cincinnati quarterfinals.
Juan Martin del Potro suffered setbacks as he dropped four places and out of the US Open after a devastating run of injuries.
The Argentine refractured his knee cap during the Queen’s Club Championship in June.
Among the women, Naomi Osaka held on to the top in the WTA rankings despite injury and elimination from the Western & Southern Open.
The Japanese lost to 20th-placed Sofia Kenin in the quarterfinals on Friday due to a knee injury. Her participation at the US Open is still uncertain.
American Madison Keys jumped eight spots and is ranked 10th after she won Cincinnati on Sunday by beating Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Also on the rise in an otherwise unchanged top 10 is Elina Svitolina who moved up two spots to fifth, a career high for the Ukrainian.
Sloane Stephens was robbed of her 10th spot in the rankings and sits at 11th after the American’s defeat to Kuznetsova in the third round in Ohio.
Meanwhile, Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands took two steps back to 7th place and Britain’s Johanna Konta was demoted to 16th.
Keys hadn’t made it past the second round in her last three tournaments, including Wimbledon. Now she’s got a good feeling with her favorite Grand Slam event — the US Open — at hand.
“It’s definitely a great building block,” Keys said. “I want to do well in New York and have a good end to the season.”
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