ATP Rankings Report – As of July 29, 2024

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The men were more assiduous in their preparation for the return to clay ahead of the Paris Olympics.

And so a lot of higher-ranked players were on court the last few weeks. Half the top 20, in fact, led by No. 4 Alexander Zverev.

But none was more successful than Matteo Berrettini, who cinched back-to-back titles on the clay in Gstaad and Kitzbuhel.

It’s just too bad it all came too late for him to play the Olympics.

It was also a great week for Yoshihito Nishioka, who won his third career title in the wee hours in Atlanta, on the night it closed the doors for good.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur and Grigor Dimitrov are all dropping a chunk of points this week because they’re missing Washington.

Dimitrov was the only one scheduled to play, as he skipped the Olympics. But he bowed out due to injury.

The Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni also made a big sacrifice by playing the Olympics. Not only will they drop the 500 points they earned winning Washington last year, they also drew … “Nadalcaraz” in the first round in Paris.

WTA Rankings Report – As of July 29, 2024

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Andrey Rublev (RUS): No. 9 =========> No. 8 (Casper Ruud dropped some points this week. And Rublev gained a few. And so he creeps ahead of his Norwegian rival by five points. The good news was that he won a couple of matches and made the Umag semis. The bad news is that this has been so rare. But rather than take a mental break, the Russian decided a great idea would be to take a wild card into Washington, go from clay to hard court, and keep on keeping on).

Francisco Cerundolo (ARG): No. 37 =========> No. 26 (The former No. 19 had been experiencing a bit of a dip lately. So how great for him, just before the Olympics, to win the title in Umag. He got a very friendly first round at the Olympics in the Chilean Barrios Vera – an ITF wild card – and he got there in plenty of time to get the job done).

Jordan Thompson (AUS): No. 41 =========> No. 33 (Thompson could have played the Olympics. He chose not to, and it’s paid off in Atlanta this week where he made the final in the final Atlanta Open. He has some points to defend before the US Open – a third round in Cincinnati, a quarterfinal in Washington. But if he manages to do it he can get himself seeded at the US Open. At 30, he’s just one off a career best reached earlier this year).

Matteo Berrettini (ITA): No. 50 =========> No. 40 (In March, Berrettini was ranked outside the top 150 and wondering if it was ever going to turn around. But back-to-back titles and he’s back in the top 40. He was ranked too low in a deep Italian squad to qualify for the Olympics. So he’s tried – and succeeded – in making the best of it).

Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN): No. 86 =========> No. 50 (The former No. 24 wins Atlanta after hours of rain delays, and after escaping defeat in the second set. He moves back into the top 50 with his third career title).

Hugo Gaston (FRA): No.91 =========> No. 61 (Gaston is close to his career high, after making the final in Kitzbuhel. It was the first final of his ATP-level career. He couldn’t make Paris, which is a shame considering how well he’s playing).

Juncheng Shang (CHN): No. 89 =========> No. 73 (Still just 19 and carrying that “former juior world No. 1” load for awhile, Shang has gone through a ceiling this year and is making moves in the top 100. He qualified and made the semifinals in Atlanta, beating giant Reilly Opelka along the day. And he’ll face qualifier Elias Ymer in the first round in Washington).

The first Canadian winner of 2024 🇨🇦🏆

Gabriel Diallo gets past Yunchaokete 6-3, 7-6(3) to claim the title in Chicago #ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/QyzecuzhEl
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 28, 2024

Gabriel Diallo (CAN): No. 169 =========> No. 148 (Diallo had a great week at the Chicago Challenger, where he won the tournament and moved back inside the top 150. It earned him a special exempt into this week’s tournament in Lexington, which is on his home turf as he played college tennis there for several years. You would think this means he has a main draw wild card in Montreal. But it hasn’t been announced yet).

Reilly Opelka (USA): No. 430 =========> No. 371 (Opelka didn’t have a ranking two weeks ago. But you can move up quickly when you’re down this low and just by winning a match in Atlanta, he moves up nearly 60 spots. He’s playing again this week in Washington, and will face James Duckworth on Monday night).

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO): No. 443 =========> No. 372 (After a lot of publicity for a couple of years surrounding charges of domestic abuse back home in Georgia, Basilashvili – a former top-20 player – is doing a low-profile return tour that includes Futures events and Challenger qualifying. Last week in Verona, he qualified and made the semifinals).

Zhizhen Zhang (CHN): No. 31 =========> No. 41 (A tough drop to take for the No. 1 from China, who didn’t play last week as he prepared for the first Olympics. He got doubles partner Tomas Machac in the first round in Paris, and lost in three sets).

Laslo Djere (SRB): No. 57 =========> No. 98 (The former No. 24, how 29, tumbled after losing in the second round of Kitzbuhel. He made the final in Hamburg a year ago and now is barely hanging on in the top 100 – literally by two points).

Stan Wawrinka (SUI): No. 109 =========> No. 148 (It’s hard to know how. long, at 39, Wawrinka will keep battling if he has to play qualifying and Challengers. He drops points from making the final in Umag a year ago. But he gets another Olympics, and absolutely trounced the talented Pavel Kotov in the first round on Sunday).

***Nishikori and Daniel had a TOUGH, tough loss in the doubles at the Olympics on Sunday.***

Kei Nishikori (JPN): No. 435 =========> No. 581 (Nishikori is trying to come back. But he’s not playing many matches. He drops points from a previous comeback a year ago, when he the Atlanta quarterfinals. He made the Olympics on his protected ranking. He played singles – losing to Jack Draper Saturday. Then doubles with Taro Daniel – where they had FIVE match points in the first round against Andy Murray and Dan Evans – and lost. He has mixed doubles with Ena Shibahara to come).