{"id":43829,"date":"2025-07-29T00:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/43829\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T00:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:12:14","slug":"the-new-atp-top-10-has-been-updated-after-the-washington-open-as-ben-shelton-is-rewarded-with-career-high-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/43829\/","title":{"rendered":"The new ATP top-10 has been updated after the Washington Open as Ben Shelton is rewarded with career-high spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ATP rankings have been updated once again after events in Washington D.C., Umag and Kitzbuhel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/alex-de-minaur-reveals-what-he-told-alejandro-davidovich-fokina-who-was-crying-after-his-washington-open-final-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a> to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/washington-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Open<\/a> title, in what was a heartbreaking defeat for the Spaniard who had three championship points.<\/p>\n<p>While in Umag, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/there-is-an-italian-atp-player-who-has-now-won-more-titles-than-jannik-sinner-in-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Italian player who has now won more titles than Jannik Sinner in 2025<\/a> took victory, as Luciano Darderi won his second title in as many weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This is similar to the situation in Kitzbuhel, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/alexander-bublik-has-just-achieved-something-only-carlos-alcaraz-can-beat-after-winning-the-austrian-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Bublik continued his strong form<\/a> to win his third title of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>All of these tournaments have had big impacts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> rankings, but it is not just the champions who have been rewarded.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, tournament chairman Mark Ein, and Alex De Minaur of Australia pose with the men's singles trophies after a men's singles finals match on the final day of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2025 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2227305011-1024x683.jpg\" \/>Photo by Scott Taetsch\/Getty ImagesBen Shelton reaches career-high after ATP rankings updated<\/p>\n<p>Many of the top 10 players did not compete over the last week, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/the-lesson-jannik-sinner-learnt-about-carlos-alcaraz-at-the-french-open-which-helped-him-beat-him-in-the-wimbledon-final\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner<\/a> still remains the clear world number one, sitting 3,430 ranking points ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are three movers inside the top 10 of the ATP rankings, including Washington Open champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alex-de-minaur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">De Minaur<\/a>, who has now climbed five places back up to world number eight.<\/p>\n<p>De Minaur\u2019s career-high ranking is world number six, which he achieved in July last year.<\/p>\n<p>One player who is now at a career-high ranking is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-explains-why-hes-consistently-able-to-beat-ben-shelton-after-knocking-him-out-of-washington\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Shelton, despite losing to Davidovich Fokina<\/a> in the Washington Open semifinals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shelton<\/a> has moved one space up the ATP rankings this week to a new position of world number seven.<\/p>\n<p>ATP RankingPlayerTotal Ranking Points1Jannik Sinner12,0302Carlos Alcaraz8,6003Alexander Zverev6,0304Taylor Fritz5,1355Jack Draper4,6506Novak Djokovic4,1307Ben Shelton (Up 1)3,5208Alex de Minaur (Up 5)3,3359Holger Rune3,25010Lorenzo Musetti (Down 3)3,195<\/p>\n<p>While they are not in the top 10, other champions Bublik and Darderi have also been rewarded for their back-to-back title victories.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik has moved five places up the rankings to world number 25, solidifying his position as a seed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Darderi is not currently in a seeded position for the US Open, he is not far away after jumping 11 places up to world number 35.<\/p>\n<p>Who is currently in position to qualify for the ATP Finals?<\/p>\n<p>It is not just the ATP rankings that are of importance, with the race to the year-end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp-finals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP Finals<\/a> also hotting up.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner<\/a> having a huge lead at the top of the ATP rankings, it is actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/roger-federer-and-coco-gauff-both-send-messages-to-carlos-alcaraz-after-he-takes-the-roland-garros-title\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roland Garros champion Alcaraz<\/a> who leads the race, and he has actually already qualified for the ATP Finals in Turin later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is not too far behind, with there then a significant gap down to third spot where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> sits.<\/p>\n<p>Position in race to ATP FinalsPlayerRanking points earned in 20251Carlos Alcaraz (Qualified)7,5402Jannik Sinner6,0003Novak Djokovic3,3804Alexander Zverev3,2905Jack Draper2,9406Lorenzo Musetti2,6207Taylor Fritz2,5758Alex de Minaur2,545<\/p>\n<p>After winning his first title this year at the Washington Open, De Minaur now holds the final qualifying spot.<\/p>\n<p>Although Shelton is not in those top eight places, he is not far behind in ninth and is just 125 ranking points behind De Minaur.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ATP rankings have been updated once again after events in Washington D.C., Umag and Kitzbuhel. 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