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Fils Cracks The Top 100, Mover Of Week
Arthur Fils and Nicolas Jarry have both climbed to career highs in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after triumphing at ATP 250 events in Lyon and Geneva, respectively. ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week as of Monday, 29 May 2023.
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No. 63 Arthur Fils, +49 (Career High)
The 18-year-old Frenchman has cracked the Top 100 for the first time after he became the youngest tour-level champion of the season when he won his maiden title at the Open Parce Aurvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon. The #NextGenATP star defeated Francisco Cerundolo in the final to become the third first-time winner of the year and the lowest-ranked champion in 2023. Fils and countryman Luca Van Assche, 19, are the only teenagers inside the Top 100.
No. 35 Nicolas Jarry, +19 (Carrer High)
The Chilean continued his impressive season at the Gonet Geneva Open, where he lifted his second title of the season. The 27-year-old defeated former champions Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud en route to the final, before he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final. He is up 19 spots to a career-high No. 35.
No. 23 Francisco Cerundolo, +5 (Career High)
The Argentine has climbed to a career-high No. 23 after reaching his first final of the season in Lyon. The 24-year-old moved past Juan Pablo Varillas, Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie before being stopped by Fils in the title match.
Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 29 Grigor Dimitrov, +4
No. 45 Brandon Nakashima, +7
No. 54 Wu Yibing, +5 (Career High)
No. 73 Ilya Ivashka, +13
No. 77 Christopher O’Connell, +8 (Career High)
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