Winner of the
Monte Carlo Masters 1000
,
Stefanos Tsitsipas
returned this Monday to the top ten of the ATP ranking, to place himself in seventh position just behind
Casper Ruud
, his victim in the final in the traditional tournament of the Principality that began the final stretch that will conclude at the end of May with the
Roland Garros
dispute , the second Grand Slam of the season.
The 25-year-old Greek, who won his third Monte Carlo Masters 1000 in four years (2021 and 2022), took a big leap: he rose five steps compared to last week. And he added another setback to a hand among the ten best on the planet. He now joins the Bulgarian
Grigor Dimitrov
, who lost one position but remains in tenth place. The "heirs" of
Roger Federer
and
Stan Wawrinka
are still a minority
, but now they are 20% among the elite.
It was the first title of 2024 for Tsitsipas, who dominated Ruud in two sets (6-1 and 6-4) and left him empty-handed again in a major tournament. The Norwegian, despite the defeat, also climbed four positions in the standings to place sixth.
The classification is still led by the Serbian
Novak Djokovic
, eliminated in the semifinals by Ruud in the Principality, who adds to his legend: he has 421 weeks at the top of the classification and with each passing week he stretches his record as the longest in the privileged position. Second is the Italian
Jannik Sinner
and third is the Spanish
Carlos Alcaraz
, who is still in the infirmary due to an injury to his right arm that forced him to resign from the
ATP 500 Barcelona
that began this Monday, and of which he is the current double champion.
The Murcian prodigy, who has a good lead to fourth, the Russian
Daniil Medvedev
, was also absent for Monte Carlo.
If Alcaraz is the only Spaniard in the top 20, the Argentine
Sebastián Báez
(19th) is the only South American among the 20 best tennis players in the world.
Francisco Cerúndolo
rose one step and appears 21st, while
Tomás Etcheverry
also improved one place and is 30th.
There are still eight Albiceleste representatives in the top 100.
The top 20 of the ATP ranking
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,035 pts
2. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 8,750
3. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 8,645
4. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7,085
5. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5,425
6. Casper Ruud (NOR) 4,025 (+4)
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 3,995 (+5)
8. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 3,935 (-2)
9. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3,675 (-1)
10. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3,640 (-1)
11. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 3,510
12. Holger Rune (DEN) 3,395 (-5)
13. Ugo Humbert (FRA) 2,535 (+2)
14. Ben Shelton (USA) 2,490
15. Taylor Fritz (USA) 2,450 (-2)
16. Tommy Paul (USA) 2,350
17. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2,115
18. Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 1992
19. Sebastián Báez (ARG) 1955
20. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 1,875
Argentines in the top 100
21. Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) 1,720 (+1)
30. Tomás Etcheverry (ARG) 1,295 (+1)
52. Mariano Navone (ARG) 976 (-1)
53. Facundo Díaz Acosta (ARG) 958
83. Federico Coria (ARG) 711 (+6)
88. Pedro Cachin (ARG) 673 (-6)
90. Thiago Agustín Tirante (ARG) 661 (+1)
Source: AFP