ATP world rankings: Zverev overtakes Federer, Hurkacz and Sinner with new career highs
After the final in Miami, both winnerHubert Hurkacz and finalist Jannik Sinner can look forward to new career highs. In addition, Alexander Zverev overtook the Swiss Roger Federer .
by Nikolaus Fink
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Apr 05, 2021, 08:04 am
Denis Kudla, Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner - Hubert Hurkacz defeated these six players on the way to his first ATP Masters 1000 title. The trip to the tournament victory in Miami, it could have been easier for the Pole. All the more deserved is the increase in points of almost 1000 points, which led Hurkacz to 16th place and thus to his career high.
Even with final opponent Sinner, there is now a new personal best. The only 19-year-old South Tyrolean jumped nine places and is in the ATP charts at position 22. Furthermore, Alexander Bublik (42nd), Lloyd Harris (50th), Sebastian Korda (64th) can also be in the Top 100 .), Emil Ruusuvuori (76th) and Lorenzo Musetti (90th) are happy about new records.
Djokovic and Medvedev advance
Alexander Zverev can also look forward to: The German, who had already failed in round two in Miami , overtook Roger Federer and is now in sixth place in the world rankings. Otherwise there were no changes in the top ten: Novak Djokovic is still clearly ahead of Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal. The Austrian Dominic Thiem follows in fourth place.
In the Race to Turin Djokovic and Medvedev also occupy the first two places. Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are in third and fourth position, followed by three surprise men with Hurkacz, Aslan Karatsev and Sinner. Zverev would currently make the leap to the end of the year as the eighth and last player. Nadal (28th), Thiem (36th) and Federer (200th) still have some catching up to do in this regard.