Tiafoe charges back into Top 20, Mover of Week
p The a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/cincinnati/422/overview'Cincinnati Open/a provided another week of thrilling ATP Masters 1000 action as a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a clinched his tour-leading fifth title of the season. The man he overcame in the championship match, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview'Frances Tiafoe/a, has surged back into the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings as a result of his run in Ohio, where he became the first American finalist since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-isner/i186/overview'John Isner/a in 2013. /p
p ATPTour.com looks at the movers in the PIF ATP Rankings as of Tuesday, 20 August. /p
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pstrong No. 20 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview'Frances Tiafoe/a, +7 /strongbr /
Tiafoersquo;s run to the final at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/cincinnati/422/overview'Cincinnati Open/a has propelled the 26-year-old back into the Top 20 for the first time since March. The home favourite defeated Top 20 opponents a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview'Lorenzo Musetti/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview'Hubert Hurkacz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/holger-rune/r0dg/overview'Holger Rune/a (against whom he saved two match points) at the Masters 1000 event before falling to World No. 1 Sinner. /p
pstrong No. 13 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a, +1 (Career High) /strongbr /
The 21-year-old Shelton strengthened his bid to crack the Top 10 with a run to his maiden Cincinnati quarter-final. The lefty overcame the big-serving threat of a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/reilly-opelka/o522/overview'Reilly Opelka/a in his opening round, before also notching wins against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-martin-etcheverry/ea24/overview'Tomas Martin Etcheverry/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabian-marozsan/m0ci/overview'Fabian Marozsan/a. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a edged Shelton in three sets in the last eight, but the American has nonetheless risen to a career-high No. 13. /p
pstrong No. 15 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/holger-rune/r0dg/overview'Holger Rune/a, +1 /strongbr /
Runersquo;s inspired run in Cincinnati was ended in heartbreaking fashion by Tiafoe, but the Dane can still reflect on a confidence-building run in Ohio. Rune overcame tricky tests from a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview'Matteo Berrettini/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nuno-borges/bt72/overview'Nuno Borges/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/gael-monfils/mc65/overview'Gael Monfils/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a before letting slip two match points in his semi-final defeat. He has risen one spot to No. 15 in the PIF ATP Rankings as he now prepares for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a. /p
pstrong No. 25 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a, +3 (Career High) /strongbr /
Draperrsquo;s impressive 2024 season continued in Cincinnati, where he reached his first Masters 1000 quarter-final since 2022 to seal his rise to a career-high World No. 25. The Briton improved his Lexus ATP Head2Head record against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview'Stefanos Tsitsipas/a to 2-0 with a three-set victory in the second round, while he also defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jaume-munar/mu94/overview'Jaume Munar/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview'Felix Auger-Aliassime/a in deciding sets. /p
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pstrong No. 52 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-michelsen/m0qi/overview'Alex Michelsen/a, +5 (Career High) /strongbr /
Michelsen maintained his reputation as a man who raises his game on home soil by reaching the second round as a qualifier on his Cincinnati debut. The #NextGenATP star, who is currently second in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, downed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/zizou-bergs/bu13/overview'Zizou Bergs/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mackenzie-mcdonald/mk66/overview'Mackenzie McDonald/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, before falling in two entertaining sets to World No. 1 Sinner. Michelsen has risen five spots to a career-high World No. 52. /p
pstrong Other Notable Top 100 Movers /strongbr /
No. 32 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jiri-lehecka/l0bv/overview'Jiri Lehecka/a, +3 br /
No. 34 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-martin-etcheverry/ea24/overview'Tomas Martin Etcheverry/a, +3 br /
No. 35 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nuno-borges/bt72/overview'Nuno Borges/a, +4 (Career High) br /
No. 41 a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.atptour.com/en/players/zhizhen-zhang/z371/overview" target="_blank"Zhang Zhizhen/a, +3 br /
No. 59 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roman-safiullin/sx50/overview'Roman Safiullin/a, +7 br /
No. 75 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/aleksandar-kovacevic/k0az/overview'Aleksandar Kovacevic/a, +4 (Career High) br /
No. 79 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marton-fucsovics/f724/overview'Marton Fucsovics/a, +5 br /
No. 81 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/damir-dzumhur/d923/overview'Damir Dzumhur/a, +19 br /
No. 82 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jaume-munar/mu94/overview'Jaume Munar/a, +7 br /
No. 100 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/laslo-djere/db63/overview'Laslo Djere/a, +6 /p
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