ATP ranking: Monfils at its lowest for three years, Brooksby resumes its march forward

Auger-Aliassime consolidates its place in an unchanged Top 10

They were only four of the top ten to play last week: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime in Rotterdam (ATP 500), as well as Casper Ruud in Buenos Aires (ATP 250). Given the small number of points at stake (compared to a Grand Slam or even a Masters 1000) and the gap between the Top 10 members, there were few changes to anticipate. The hierarchy therefore remains the same, even if Félix Auger-Aliassimie (9th), winner in Rotterdam, almost grabbed a place.

Monfils leaves the Top 20, Opelka returns there

It was inevitable. By taking the decision to rest and therefore to ignore Rotterdam, Gaël Monfils had given up on defending the 500 points of his title in the Netherlands two years ago. Consequently, the number 1 tricolor logically pays the price: he drops 7 places to now display the registration number 25, his worst ranking in three years (he was 33rd on February 11, 2019). The native Parisian will still have 180 units to defend (semi-final 2020) in a week in Dubai where he should resume competition.

And if Monfils is no longer one of the 20 best players in the world, Reilly Opelka, he is reinstating them. Thanks to his title in Dallas, the American giant, who also took the opportunity to set a record with John Isner for the longest tie-break in terms of points (24-22), finds himself 20th, but remains American number 2 behind Taylor Fritz (17th) who improved his best career ranking. Note that Diego Schwartzman (14th) gains a place after his final in Buenos Aires.

Brooksby takes another step

For his return to the main circuit, Jenson Brooksby wasted no time. Revelation of the end of last season with a round of 16 at the US Open in particular, the 21-year-old American, who had only played a Challenger in Columbus in 2022 after forfeiting the Australian Open due to covid-19, quickly recovered in Dallas. He thus reached his second final on the ATP circuit, only beaten by his compatriot Reilly Opelka for the title. And he is reaping the rewards in the rankings, since he is now in the Top 50 (45th). Recall that just a year ago, he was only 315th…

Lehecka’s big leap forward, Pella dives

For his part, Guido Pella continues his slide and leaves the Top 100 for the first time (102nd) since June 26, 2017, almost five years. After an injury-blighted 2021 season, the former Top 20 member and 2019 Wimbledon quarter-finalist has decided to undergo extended knee treatment in an attempt to return in better condition. His last appearance on a court dates back to last October with a defeat in the first round after abandonment in Moscow.

Highs and lows

• In the Top 100, they are 8 to reach their peak since their professional debut this week. Taylor Frtiz (17th, +2 places), Jenson Brooksby (45th, +9), Botic van de Zandsculp (49th, +2), Tallon Griekspoor (60th, +2), Sebastian Baez (72nd, +2), Henri Laaksonen (84th, +1) and Jiri Lehecka (95th, +42) can rejoice.

• For others, it’s grimace soup: Gaël Monfils (25th, -7 places), Filip Krajinovic (44th, -8), David Goffin (52nd, -5), James Duckworth (65th, -10) , Miomir Kecmanovic (70th, -6), Steve Johnson (99th, -6) and Guido Pella (102nd, -11) lost big.

The Top 20 as of 02/14