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By Tony Fairbairn - Arthur Fils stormed up the rankings after winning his maiden Masters 1000 title. - Title wins for Iga Swiatek and Sara Bejlek saw them make significant strides in the rankings. - Meanwhile, Katie Boulter is back to British number one as Emma Raducanu’s injury woes continue. CINCINNATI, USA – Arthur Fils is on the verge of the world’s top ten after claiming his maiden Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati. ATP Rankings and Brits Top 10 The main headline on the ATP side is Arthur Fils claiming his first ever Masters 1000 title of his career in Cincinnati. The Frenchman produced an impressive week which culminated in claiming the title in Ohio by defeating Frances Tiafoe in the final. As a result Fils is on the brink of the world’s top ten as he has climbed up ten places to 11 in the world which is a huge boost heading into the US Open. As for Tiafoe, the American has climbed up 11 places to 12 in the world after reaching his second final in Cincinnati. Both Fils and Tiafoe have taken big steps towards potentially qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals with their weeks in Cincinnati. In other ranking rises there is a four place rise for Flavio Cobolli after reaching the Cincinnati semi-finals with the Italian at six in the world. While, Alexander Zverev has replaced Carlos Alcaraz as the world number two with the Spaniard set to end his long absence at the US Open. After a first Masters 1000 final in Canada and a deep run in Cincinnati, Brandon Nakashima is up five places to 17 in the world while Hubert Hurkacz is up 23 places to 46 in the world. There’s also an eight place rise for Thiago Agustin Tirante who reached the last 16 in Ohio and is at 42 in the world. In ranking falls, Ben Shelton fell down the rankings by three places to nine in the world. The American did successfully defend his title in Canada but took a step backwards by exiting in the opening round in Cincinnati. There was a six place fall for Andrey Rublev who is now at six in the world. Meanwhile, Karen Khachanov is on the verge of exiting the world’s top 50 after falling down ten places to 49 in the world. The biggest fall down the rankings was for last year’s semi-finalist Terence Atmane who is down by 45 places to 90 in the world. Cameron Norrie has reclaimed his position as British number one as he rose by two places to 33 in the world while Arthur Fery is currently at 37 in the world. There is a seven place rise for Jacob Fearnley who returns to the world’s top 100. Meanwhile, Jack Pinnington Jones will rise up 12 places to 165 in the world. ATP - Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 12,800 points - Alexander Zverev (GER) – 7,790 - Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 7,160 - Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) – 4,640 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 3,770 - Flavio Cobolli (ITA) – 3,720 - Alex De Minaur (AUS) – 3,650 - Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 3,580 - Ben Shelton (USA) – 3,480 - Taylor Fritz (USA) – 3,475 ATP Brits - Cameron Norrie (33 in the world) – 1,365 - Arthur Fery (37) – 1,253 - Jan Choinski (75) – 773 - Jacob Fearnley (100) – 623 - Toby Samuel (110) – 567 - Jack Draper (141) – 410 - Billy Harris (161) – 349 - Jack Pinnington Jones (165) – 344 - Harry Wendelken (196) – 285 - Liam Broady (197) – 282 WTA Rankings and Brits Top 10 On the women’s side, the big story is Sara Bejlek as she took Cincinnati by storm. The 20 year-old earned the biggest win of her career against world number one Aryna Sabalenka and Bejlek backed that up by beating Madison Keys on her way to the semi-finals where she lost to Coco Gauff. As a result of that run to the last four, Bejlek has risen up the rankings by six places to 29 in the world and will now be seeded for the US Open. As for Gauff, the American claimed the title in Cincinnati by defeating Jessica Pegula and is now at four in the world. In ranking rises, Linda Noskova is up two places to six in the world while Diane Parry is up 16 places to 50 in the world after an impressive tournament. The highest riser inside the world’s top 100 is Xiyu Wang who is up 26 places in the world at 82 as she makes her return to the world’s top 100 while Daria Kasatkina makes a return to the world’s top 60, climbing up nine places to 59 in the world. In ranking falls, Iga Swiatek is down three places to number eight in the world after failing to defend her Cincinnati title despite winning the title in Canada. There is a five place fall for Jasmine Paolini who is now at 20 in the world. There was also a 16 place fall for Magda Linette at 78 in the world while Antonia Ruzic is down 20 places to 81 in the world. As for the Brits Katie Boulter has replaced Emma Raducanu as the British number one with Boulter climbing up 11 places to 60 in the world. Meanwhile, Raducanu is down nine places to 68 in the world. There is good news for Harriet Dart who is up 12 places to 131 in the world. WTA - Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 8,575 points - Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 8,141 - Jessica Pegula (USA) – 7,265 - Coco Gauff (USA) – 6,704 - Mirra Andreeva (RUS) – 5,443 - Linda Noskova (CZE) – 5,028 - Karolina Muchova (CZE) – 4,983 - Iga Swiatek (POL) – 4,809 - Elina Svitolina (UKR) – 4,689 - Amanda Anisimova (USA) – 4,533 WTA Brits - Katie Boulter (60 in the world) – 1,002 points - Emma Raducanu (68) – 975 - Francesca Jones (104) – 751 - Sonay Kartal (123) – 607 - Harriet Dart (131) – 575 - Katie Swan (206) – 377 - Alicia Dudeney (235) – 323 - Mika Stojsavljevic (274) – 259 - Mimi Xu (332) – 205 - Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (361) – 178 | Follow Britwatch - Sport in General, Brits in Particular! | | |---|---| | Soundcloud | | | YouTube | | | We may receive compensation for products purchased via affiliate links on this website |