Alexei Popyrin’s first ATP Masters 1000 title delivered a huge rankings boost, while Jordan Thompson gained a new career-high doubles mark.
Melbourne, Australia, 15 August 2024 | Dan Imhoff
Men’s singles
Alexei Popyrin’s watershed ATP Masters 1000 triumph in Montreal has delivered a significant rankings jump and boosted hopes Australia could end a 24-year Grand Slam wait.
The 25-year-old leapt 39 places to a career-best world No.23 after he defeated five straight top 20 opponents for the biggest of his three career titles.
He became the first Australian since Lleyton Hewitt at Indian Wells in 2003 to claim an ATP Masters 1000 title.
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With Alex de Minaur at world No.10 and Jordan Thompson at No.32 and on the verge of a maiden top 32 seeding for the US Open, Australia could have three players seeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since Wimbledon 2000.
Rinky Hijikata and James Duckworth were also rewarded with rankings boosts after both emerged from qualifying and won a round in Montreal.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.10 | -3 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.23 | +39 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.32 | -2 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.65 | +9 |
| James Duckworth | No.67 | +13 |
| Max Purcell | No.68 | -9 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.81 | 0 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.86 | +2 |
| Adam Walton | No.95 | -9 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.97 | -14 |
Women’s singles
Olivia Gadecki wasted no time finding her feet on hard court after the Paris Olympics when she reached her biggest career final at the W100 ITF event at Landisville in the United States.
The 22-year-old reeled off four straight wins before she fell to American fifth seed McCartney Kessler. It lifted her 17 places back up to No.155, 35 places shy of her career-high mark.
Maya Joint crept up one spot to a new career-best of world No.139 after winning a round against compatriot Astra Sharma at the W100 Landisville ITF event.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Daria Saville | No.92 | -1 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.119 | -1 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.123 | 0 |
| Maya Joint | No.139 | +1 |
| Taylah Preston | No.146 | +2 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.148 | -4 |
| Astra Sharma | No.150 | -1 |
| Olivia Gadecki | No.155 | +17 |
| Storm Hunter | No.162 | +2 |
| Talia Gibson | No.170 | -3 |
Men’s doubles
A week after cracking the top 30 in singles and top 20 in doubles for the first time, Jordan Thompson broke further ground.
Thompson and compatriot Max Purcell fell to Italy’s Australian Open finalists Simone…
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