Alex de Minaur returns to the world’s top 20 in singles this week, while Nick Kyrgios makes his top-20 debut in doubles.
Australia, 16 August 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
Alex de Minaur has returned to the world’s top 20 in the latest ATP Tour men’s singles rankings. The 23-year-old rises one spot to world No.20 after reaching the third round at last week’s Canadian Masters.
Nick Kyrgios continues to climb too, improving nine places to world No.28. This is the 27-year-old’s highest ranking position since February 2020.
Kyrgios has won 21 of his 25 matches since June and reduced De Minaur’s lead as the top-ranked Australian to 280 points.
Jordan Thompson is edging closer to a top-100 return, jumping up six spots after reaching an ATP Challenger quarterfinal in America.
While 21-year-old Rinky Hijikata makes his top-200 debut this week, rising two places to world No.199 after finishing runner-up at an ITF Futures event in America.
Tristan Schoolkate, another promising 21-year-old, is at a career-high No.409 after advancing to back-to-back semifinals at ITF Futures tournaments in Great Britain.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.20 | +1 |
| Nick Kyrgios | No.28 | +9 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.75 | -4 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.76 | +4 |
| James Duckworth | No.82 | -20 |
| John Millman | No.101 | -8 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.106 | +6 |
| Jason Kubler | No.118 | +1 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.122 | -12 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.131 | 0 |
Women’s singles
Ajla Tomljanovic has extended her lead as the top-ranked Australian woman, rising nine places to world No.63 in the latest WTA Tour women’s singles rankings. The 29-year-old qualified in Toronto last week, then scored her third top-20 victory of the season to reach the second round.
Storm Sanders, who also qualified in Toronto, returns to the Australian top 10 this week. The 28-year-old improves 27 spots to world No.246.
While Astra Sharma rises eight places to world No.192 after reaching the second round at a WTA 125 tournament in America.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.63 | +9 |
| Daria Saville | No.72 | +1 |
| Maddison Inglis | No.140 | 0 |
| Jaimee Fourlis | No.150 | -2 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.163 | -2 |
| Priscilla Hon | No.174 | -5 |
| Astra Sharma | No.192 | +8 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.230 | -10 |
| Lizette Cabrera | No.232 | -2 |
| Storm Sanders | No.246 | +27 |
Men’s doubles
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