Coric Leaps Into Top 30, Mover Of Week

Borna Coric’s dream run to his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the Western & Southern Open propels the Croatian back into the Top 30 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time since May 2021. Despite defeat to Coric in Sunday’s championship match in Cincinnati, Stefanos Tsitsipas returns to the Top 5 off the back of his strong week in Ohio.

ATPTour.com looks at the movers of the week, as of Monday, 22 August.

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No. 29 Borna Coric, +123
After a long journey back from shoulder surgery in May 2021, Borna Coric announced his return to the big stage in style in Cincinnati by charging to his first Masters 1000 crown. The Croatian upset three Top 10 opponents in Rafael Nadal, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas to clinch the biggest title of his career and his first since 2018. Coric’s stunning week sees him surge 123 places to No. 29 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. Read Cincinnati Final Report & Watch Highlights.

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No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, +2
Tsitsipas fell just short of his third Masters 1000 triumph in Cincinnati, but the Greek nonetheless returns to the Top 5 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after just a week away. The 24-year-old moved past Filip Krajinovic, Diego Schwartzman and John Isner, before a fine volleying performance carried him to a semi-final win against World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev as Tsitsipas reached the final in Ohio for the first time.

No. 9 Cameron Norrie, +2 (Career High)
One of the most consistent performers on the ATP Tour in 2022, Cameron Norrie moved to 41-19 for the season with his Cincinnati semi-final run. After opening wins against Holger Rune, Andy Murray and Ben Shelton in Ohio, Norrie prevailed in a thrilling three-set quarter-final victory against World No. 4 Carlos Alcaraz. He was undone by the inspired Coric in the semi-finals, but the Briton still rises two spots to a career-high No. 9 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

No. 12 Taylor Fritz, +1 (Joint Career High)
Taylor Fritz breezed past Sebastian Baez and the in-form Nick Kyrgios for the loss of just seven games in his opening two matches in Cincinnati, successes that he backed up with a third-round deciding-set victory against sixth seed Andrey Rublev. Fritz ultimately fell to World No. 1 Medvedev in the quarter-finals, but the American returns to his career-high No. 12 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as he eyes his Top 10 breakthrough in the coming weeks.

Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime, +1 (Career High)
No. 26 Nick Kyrgios, +2
No. 30 Lorenzo Musetti, +3 (Joint Career High)
No. 58 Arthur Rinderknech, +6
No. 66 Pedro Cachin, +22 (Career High)
No. 70 Thanasi Kokkinakis, +5
No. 75 Constant Lestienne, +19 (Career High)
No. 94 Daniel Elahi Galan, +5 (Career High)