ATP rankings: Coric jumps to 29, Tsitsipas back in top-5, Norrie hits high

Borna Coric’s Cincinnati has propelled him 123 spots in the rankings and earned him a seed at the US Open.

Borna Coric, Cincinnati 2022 – © AI / Reuters / Panoramic

August 22, 2022

Borna Coric’s first Masters title has propelled him back into the ATP’s top-30. The 25-year-old Croatian, who topped Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Western and Southern Open final on Sunday, will also be seeded at the US Open next week after a resurgent run to his third career title.

Coric wasn’t the only player making a big jump in the rankings. Scroll down as we run down the risers and fallers…

Coric: + 123 to 29

It was an eye-opening week for Coric, who took out five top-15 seeds (including Rafael Nadal) en route to his maiden Masters 1000 title at Cincinnati. The former world No 12 had dropped to as low as 278 in the ATP rankings in May, as he was beginning his comeback from shoulder surgery.

Three months later he is the ATP’s fourth maiden Masters 1000 champion of 2022 – also Fritz, Indian Wells, Alcaraz, Miami and Carreno Busta, Montreal – and the lowest-ranked champion in Cincinnati history.

Entering the week at 152, Coric has also become the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 title winner. He rises to 29 in Monday’s rankings.

Tsitsipas back in the top-5

Though he fell short in Sunday’s final against Coric, Stefanos Tsitsipas rises to No 5 in the rankings, after spending a week at No 7. The Greek’s career-high ranking is 3.

Norrie hits a new career-high

Cameron Norrie reached the semi-finals at Cincinnati, playing one of the most entertaining matches of the tournament, and perhaps the 2022 season in the quarter-finals, where he took out Carlos Alcaraz in three grueling sets.

For his efforts the British No1 ticks a new career-high at No 9 in the rankings, rising two spots from 11.

Auger-Aliassime rises to career-high No 8

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime ran into the juggernaut known as Borna Coric in the quarter-finals at Cincinnati, but by reaching the elite eight he secured himself a spot in the ATP’s top-eight for the first time, coming in at No 8 in Monday’s rankings.

The top-10 heading into the US Open

Here’s a breakdown of the ATP’s top-10, post Cincinnati:

Medvedev, 6885 pts
Zverev, 5760 pts
Nadal 5630 pts
Alcaraz, 5190 pts
Tsitsipas, 4890 pts
Djokovic, 4770 pts
Ruud, 4695 pts
Auger-Aliassime, 3625 pts
Norrie, 3415 pts
Hurkacz, 3355 pts

Pedro Cachin and Constant Lestienne Jump to Career Highs

Argentina’s Pedro Cachin won the Santa Domingo challenger title and jumps 22 spots to a career-high 66. Cachin is the fourth highest-ranked Argentinian on the ATP Tour, and one of seven in the top-100.

France’s Constant Lestienne, last week’s Vancouver challenger champion thanks to wins over Dominik Koepfer, Fernando Verdasco, Ugo Humbert and Arthur Rinderknech, rises 19 spots to a career-high of 75.

Lestienne is the No.6 Frenchman in the ATP rankings this week, and one of eight in the top-100.