Medvedev won his 16th career title. PIROSCHKA OF THE WOUW / REUTERS
Russian Daniil Medvedev, winner in Rotterdam, returned to the Top 10 (8th) of the ATP rankings on Monday, still dominated by Serbian Novak Djokovic and in which, far behind, Richard Gasquet remains the French N.1.
Pointed in 12th place at the end of January, the former Russian world No.1 won his 16th title in the Netherlands, while the Italian Jannik Sinner, his unfortunate opponent in the final, grabbed two places (12th). The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who won in Buenos Aires for his big comeback after more than three months of absence, and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas continue to occupy the other two places on the podium in this order.
On the other hand, Medvedev’s breakthrough caused the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliasime (9th), the Norwegian Holger Rune (10th) and the Pole Hubert Hurkacz (11th) to fall by one place. Beaten in the final by Alcaraz, Briton Cameron Norrie fell to 13th place.
The Delray Beach tournament was won by American Taylor Fritz. The gain of his 5th title allows him to secure his 7th place, the best ranking of his career that he had obtained the previous week, and above all gives him the assurance of pointing to 5th place in a week.
The French far behind
In the bottom of the Top 20, the German Alexander Zverev managed to end his gradual decline. The former world No.2, who was seriously injured in June in an ankle, reached the second round in Rotterdam and he goes back to 16th place. Its winner, the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor is the author of the progression of the week. Stopped only in the semi-final by Sinner, he jumped 21 places and climbed to 40th place.
In the ranks of the French, Richard Gasquet concretes his place of French N.1, recovered a week ago. The 36-year-old veteran is now 43rd, ten places better than Constant Lestienne, his new runner-up, who took advantage of the fall of Benjamin Bonzi (60th, -12). Grégoire Barrère (58th, +13) inserts himself between Lestienne and Bonzi.