The irruption of Francisco Cerundolo (100°) in the Top 100 of the ATP ranking generated a new mark in national and international tennis. It is that both the last champion of the Santa Cruz Challenger in 2022 and his brother John Manuel (80°) They are the third pair of brothers to share the Top 100 at the ATP level (since 2000) and the first in terms of Argentines.
The first to achieve this were the Belgians Olivier and Christophe Rochus. The first became No. 24 in the world in singles and 29th in doubles, in addition to winning four ATP titles between both modalities. The second stood out in singles (he was 38th in the ATP ranking) but only won one ATP trophy, in 2000 and in doubles, together with Julien Boutter.
The other brothers to reach this curious mark were the Germans Alexander (3rd) and Mischa Zverev. While the first continues to play and has already won 19 ATP trophiesthe second has not competed since the end of 2021 and is currently ranked 434th. In his career he reached the 25th position and won the Eastbourne title in 2018.
