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Fils breaks the Top 20, Mover of Week
A four-tournament week on the ATP Tour featured #NextGenATP Arthur Fils winning the biggest title of his career in Hamburg, Matteo Berrettini lifting his second clay ATP 250 trophy of the year, and Marcos Giron and Nuno Borges clinching their maiden tour-level crowns.
ATPTour.com looks at the movers in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Monday, 22 July.
[ATP APP] No. 20 Arthur Fils, +8 (Career High)
French #NextGenATP star Fils has jumped into the Top 20 for the first time after charging to his maiden ATP 500 crown at the Hamburg Open. A year after reaching the semi-finals at the ATP 500, the 20-year-old went two better by defeating Sebastian Baez and 2023 champion Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals and final, respectively. Fils is the third man this century to win the Hamburg title before the age of 21, after Roger Federer and Lorenzo Musetti.
No. 38 Marcos Giron, +8 (Career High)
Playing the best tennis of his career at the age of 30, Marcos Giron clinched his first tour-level title after coming back from the brink in the Infosys Hall of Fame Open championship match. The American saved championship point against his countryman Alex Michelsen to clinch the trophy in Newport, and has risen eight spots to a career-high No. 38 as a result.
No. 42 Nuno Borges, +9 (Career High)
Nuno Borges dropped just one set across five matches to earn his first tour-level crown at the Nordea Open in Bastad. Tennis royalty stood between the 27-year-old and the trophy in the final, but Borges eased past Rafael Nadal to become just the second ATP Tour singles champion from Portugal. After his title run, he has risen nine spots to a career-high No. 42 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
No. 50 Matteo Berrettini, +32
The former World No. 6 Berrettini continued his journey back up the PIF ATP Rankings by notching his second clay ATP 250 title of the year at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad. Outside the Top 150 as recently as March, Berrettini is now 16-5 for the year after defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Quentin Halys en route to the trophy in the Swiss Alps.
No. 125 Quentin Halys, +67
The big-serving Halys arrived in Gstaad as the World No. 192 but has rocketed up the PIF ATP Rankings after an inspired run to his maiden tour-level title match. The 27-year-old, a former Top 100 player, dropped just two sets across two qualifying and four main-draw matches to reach the championship match, where Berrettini proved too strong. A highlight of the Frenchman’s week was an incredible point-winning forehand while seated on the clay against Gustavo Heide.
Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 8 Casper Ruud, +1
No. 16 Holger Rune, +1
No. 18 Sebastian Baez, +1 (Joint Career High)
No. 31 Zhang Zhizhen, +3 (Career High)
No. 45 Pedro Martinez, +4
No. 60 Aleksandar Vukic, +5
No. 70 Fabio Fognini, +10
No. 79 Thiago Monteiro, +6
No. 82 Aleksandar Kovacevic, +9 (Career High)
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