LONDON – Ben Shelton rose to second place within the ATP rankings on Monday, becoming a member of fourth-placed Taylor Fritz and quantity 8 Tommy Paul, giving America three males within the prime 10 for the primary time in practically 20 years.
In April 2006, Andy Roddick got here in fourth, James Blake was seventh, and Andre Agassi was tenth.
There are 4 American girls within the WTA prime 10 this week, with 5 within the prime 13. Cocogoff, No. 2. 3 Jessica Pegra, No. 6 Madison Keys, No. 9 Emmanavaro, No. 13 Amanda Animova.
Aryna Sabalenka was the spot that took over from Iga Swiatek in October in October, falling to eighth place on Monday.
Tatjana Maria, a 37-year-old German, rose from forty third to forty third on Monday by successful the Queens Membership title as a qualifier.
Shelton, 22, gained the 2022 NCAA Singles title on the College of Florida, is simply his third full season on tour. He by no means left the US till 2023.
Shelton is a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, and has been across the US Open in 2023 and the Australian Open in January this 12 months.
Fritz rose three spots to match his profession excessive after successful the Grass Court docket title in Stuttgart, Germany on Sunday. The highest three males remained the identical: No. Jannik Sinner of 1, No. Runner-up for 2Carlos Alcaraz, quantity 3 Alexander Zverev and Fritz of Stuttgart.
