Two ATP stars achieved milestones on Monday, while the Hong Kong finalists celebrated major ranking results on Sunday.
Champion Alexander Bublik defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the final to become the first Kazakh player to reach the top ten. Bublik jumped one spot in the ATP rankings on Monday to a career-high No. 10. He has now won five titles since early June last year.
“The only goal this season was to get into the top ten, and I won the title in the first week and got into the top ten,” Bublik said after winning the Hong Kong event. “If you had told me last April I would never have believed you. But I’m happy and I hope to continue in the same way.”
Although Musetti lost in the final, he still moved up two spots to a career-high ranking of fifth. Musetti continues to improve since finishing in the top 10 last May.
Hurkacz jumps 30 spots, Blockx enters top 100 for the first time
Hubert Hurkacz has stormed into world-class form at the Fed Cup after a seven-month layoff, blasting 95 aces in 5 games and recording 4 wins, including a top-5 finish over Alexander Zverev.
20-year-old Belgian Alexander Blockx won the Canberra Challenge and will make his top 100 debut by moving up to No. 95 (+20).
Other Noteworthy Top 100 Moversvia ATPTour.com
14 Andrey Rublev, +2
No. 29 Brandon Nakajima, +4 (tied for career high)
39 Sebastian Baez, +4
No. 71 Pedro Martinez, +25
72 Raphael Collignon, +12 (career high)
