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Weekly Mover: Korda breaks into the world Top 20

ATPTour.com reviews the main movements of the week in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Monday, August 5, 2024

August 05, 2024

The North American hard-court swing continued at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, where Sebastian Korda claimed the title. ATPTour.com looks back at the week’s biggest movers in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Monday, August 5.

No. 18 Sebastian Korda, +4 (Personal Brand)
Korda has broken into the world’s Top 20 for the first time after winning his second ATP Tour title in Washington. The American became the first home-grown man to win the ATP 500 event since Andy Roddick in 2007. With his victory, Korda also equalled his father Petr Korda’s record at the tournament in 1992. The Kordas are the first father-son duo to win the same title in ATP Tour history. Korda has a 2-6 record in tour-level finals.

No. 33 Flavio Cobolli, +15 (Personal Best)
The Italian has reached his best ranking of his career after reaching his first ATP Tour final in Washington. Cobolli played four consecutive three-set matches, including the final of the tournament. The 22-year-old Italian beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alex Michelsen and Ben Shelton en route to the final.

No. 77 Alexandre Muller, +22
The Frenchman has climbed 22 places after winning an ATP Challenger Tour title in San Marino. Muller did not drop a set en route to the final, where he defeated Chun-Hsin Tseng in three sets. This is Muller’s third ATP Challenger Tour title.

Other Top 100 Featured Movements
Yeah. 6 Hubert Hurkacz, +1 (Marca Personal)
No. 12 Tommy Paul, +1 (Tied his career high)
No. 30 Jordan Thompson (Personal Best), +3
No. 55 Alex Michelsen, +5 (Tied Personal Best)
No. 71 Sumit Nagal, +4
No. 73 Federico Coria, +6
No. 74 Rinky Hijikata, +6
No. 75 Botic of the Zandschulp, +9
No. 81 Thanasi Kokkinakis, +10