ATP Rankings Report – As of Aug. 12, 2024

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As in Toronto, the men’s field was somewhat depleted by the Olympics this year.

And others who did come from Paris (as well as some who couldn’t play there) didn’t perform at the height of their capabilities.

That left a nice space for Andrey Rublev. And, even more, a great opportunity for Aussie Alexei Popyrin.

On the Canadian side, only disappointment overall. It’s tough out there.

For No. 1 Sinner, who did make the quarterfinals, it’s a lot of points lost and he’s only 300 ahead of Novak Djokovic. But Djokovic is playing neither Montreal nor Cincinnati, so he’s good to go for now as Djokovic is not defending 1,000 points after winning in Ohio last year.

WTA Rankings Report – As of Aug. 12, 2024

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Andrey Rublev (RUS): No. 8 ==========> No. 6 (A great week, including a win over world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, moves Rublev up to within a spot of his career high. After a first-round bye, Rublev has a tough one in either Zhang Zhizhen or Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard).

Sebastian Korda (USA): No. 18 ==========> No. 15 (It seems as though people have been waiting forever to see the 24-year-old American in the top 15. But it has finally arrived, after a semifinal effort in Montreal. After beating Alexander Zverev earlier in the day, Korda didn’t have much left for Alexei Popyrin in his nightcap. he plays Pablo Carreño Busta in Cincinnati).

Alexei Popyrin (AUS): No. 62 ==========> No. 23 (A breakthrough event for the 25-year-old Aussie, who took advantage of the compromised draw in Montreal and made it all the way to the title. It is, needless to say, a career high. Popyrin plays Gaël Monfils in Cincinnati on Wednesday so there’s no rest for the weary.

Matteo Arnaldi (ITA): No. 46 ==========> No. 29 (A career high for Arnaldi, who made the Montreal semifinals and puts himself in good position to be seeded at the US Open. He faces Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round of Cincinnati).

Hugo Dellien (BOL): No. 130 ==========> No. 107 (The 31-year-old former No. 64 moves up closer to the top 100 with a win at the Challenger in Bonn, Germany).

Alexis Galarneau (CAN): No. 233 ==========> No. 220 (Winning a round in the Montreal qualifying helped Galarneau’s case. But it could have, probably should have, been so much more. Back to the drawing board at a Challenger in the Dominican Republic).

Kei Nishikori (JPN): No. 576 ==========> No. 222 (Nishikori had his best Masters 1000 tournament in more than three years as he reached the quarterfinals in Montreal. He ran out of gas in the second half of a double header, which was understandable. But he gets his ranking way up the charts. Nishikori’s goals are modest; he wants to be back in the top 100 next year. As it happens, his run in Montreal, which was the last time he could use his injury protection ranking of No. 48, prevented him from a plan to hit the Cary Challenger this week. Unless he gets a wild card (unlikely), he won’t play the US Open and so hopes that he can make more moves on the Asian swing).

Alex de Minaur (AUS): No. 7 ==========> No. 10 (De Minaur stays in the top 10, but just barely, as he has to miss Montreal with the issue that first got him at Wimbledon, and also forced him to miss the Olympics – and Cincinnati this week).

Gael Monfils (FRA): No. 34 ==========> No. 46 (Monfils had a tough time of it in Montreal, and ended up losing in a sub-par performance in the first round to Thanasi Kokkinakis that had him logging onto social media just to have people batter him for it. He drops the points from a quarterfinal in Toronto last year, and is defending third-round points in Cincinnati. Monfils will have to find some new motivation as the last year was taken up with a quest to get his ranking high enough to play the Olympics in his home country. He made it, even if the result was a disappointment. Now, close to 38, he’ll have to find a new goal. He’ll play Montreal finalist Popyrin in the first round in Cincinnati.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP): No. 42 ==========> No. 53 (The Spaniard was felled by a stomach ache in his third round against Arnaldi in Montreal, and retired in the third set. He drops points from an impressive run to the semis a year ago in Toronto. Davidovich Fokina meets Frances Tiafoe in Cincinnati).

Mackenzie McDonald (USA): No. 93 ==========> No. 119 (The 29-year-old qualified in Montreal, but lost in the first round and drops his points from a nice run to the quarterfinals in Toronto last year that included wins over Karatsev, Rublev and Raonic. He’s in the Cincinnati qualifying).

Gabriel Diallo (CAN): No. 141 ==========> No. 155 (Diallo won a round in Toronto a year ago, but went out in the first round in Montreal this year. He went right to Cary, NC to play the qualifying at a Challenger there, and made it to the main draw).

Milos Raonic (CAN): No. 180 ==========> No. 234 (Raonic withdrew at the last minute from Montreal, where he was set to face Holger Rune in the first round. His shoulder was the latest culprit. And it’s unknown when we’ll next see him).