Jordan Thompson is at a career-high mark within the newest singles rankings after a quarterfinal end on the ATP 500 occasion.
Melbourne, Australia, 6 August 2024 | Dan Imhoff
Males’s singles
Jordan Thompson’s career-best season has damaged new floor following his run to the Washington ATP 500 quarterfinals final week.
The Sydneysider climbed to his highest rating of world No.30, realising a objective he declared through the grass-court swing.
The 30-year-old began the season at world No.55 and closed to the cusp of the highest 30 after he snared his first tour-level singles trophy on the Los Cabos ATP 500 occasion in February.
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Thompson fell to his Madrid Masters doubles-winning companion and eventual champion Sebastian Korda within the US capital, however his last-eight end was sufficient to elevate him three spots in inside the seeds for the US Open ought to he preserve his place.
Thanasi Kokkinakis additionally benefitted from a sturdy Washington marketing campaign. The 28-year-old jumped 10 spots to world No.81 after he defeated two of his countrymen, Max Purcell and Aleksandar Vukic, back-to-back to succeed in the third spherical.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Participant | Rank | Transfer |
| Alex de Minaur | No.7 | -1 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.30 | +3 |
| Max Purcell | No.59 | 0 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.62 | +1 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.74 | +6 |
| James Duckworth | No.80 | +1 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.81 | +10 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.83 | +2 |
| Adam Walton | No.86 | +3 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.88 | +6 |
Girls’s singles
Daria Saville has held her place because the top-ranked Australian lady this week, rising one place to No.91 regardless of no factors being on provide on the Paris Olympics.
Her Olympic teammate Ajla Tomljanovic additionally rose one spot to world No.123, now simply 5 locations off reclaiming the Australian No.2 place.
Whereas Astra Sharma didn’t play final week, she was the one different lady in Australia’s prime 10 who climbed within the rankings, up one spot to world No.149.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Participant | Rank | Transfer |
| Daria Saville | No.91 | +1 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.118 | -11 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.123 | +1 |
| Maya Joint | No.140 | 0 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.144 | -11 |
| Taylah Preston | No.148 | 0 |
| Astra Sharma | No.149 | +1 |
| Storm Hunter | No.164 | -1 |
| Talia Gibson | No.167 | -1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.172 | -7 |
Males’s doubles
Thompson’s milestone week in Washington was not restricted to singles after he and Purcell mixed to succeed in the doubles semifinals.
The Wimbledon doubles finalists each entered the world’s prime 20 in consequence – Thompson for the primary time at No.18 after he climbed six spots, whereas Purcell improved 4 locations to No.19, his equal-highest mark.
It means Australia has three males within the prime 20 in doubles with one half of the Olympic doubles gold medal-winning duo Matt Ebden regular at world No.3.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Participant | Rank | Transfer |
| Matt Ebden | No.3 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.18 | +6 |
| Max Purcell | No.19 | +4 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.51 | 0 |
| John Friends | No.57 | +2 |
| John-Patrick Smith | No.64 | 0 |
| Matthew Romios | No.107 | 0 |
| Luke Saville | No.134 | +3 |
| Calum Puttergill | No.145 | +2 |
| Thomas Fancutt | No.151 | +10 |
Girls’s doubles
Destanee Aiava has climbed to a career-high doubles mark this week, up two locations to No.133.
Australian Olympian Ellen Perez, whereas not competing for factors in Paris, climbed one place to world No.9.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Participant | Rank | Transfer |
| Storm Hunter | No.8 | 0 |
| Ellen Perez | No.9 | +1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.65 | -1 |
| Destanee Aiava | No.133 | +2 |
| Daria Saville | No.155 | 0 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.170 | +1 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.191 | +2 |
| Talia Gibson | No.213 | +3 |
| Alana Parnaby | No.242 | +4 |
| Kaylah McPhee | No.256 | +3 |
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