John Isner, Reilly Opelka, Taylor Harry Fritz and Sebastian Korda are the top American players according to the newest ATP rankings.
At 36 years of age, John Isner is still leading the American contingent. John consolidated his leadership after conquering his 6th title in Atlanta last week following his win in the fianl over fellow American Brandon Nakashima.
These are the top 10 American players.
John Isner in 2021
Ranked no.30, the American played his last match on the 1st of August when he beat world no.89 Brandon Nakashima 7-6(8) 7-5 in the final in Atlanta to win his 16th career title.
At the moment, during this season John achieved an overall 16-7 match record. The American conquered 1 title in Atlanta.
Reilly Opelka in 2021
Now the world no.36, Reilly played his last match on the 30th of July when he surrendered to world no.42 Taylor Fritz 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 7-6(4) in the quarter in Atlanta (draw).
This season the American has achieved a 9-13 win-loss record. Reilly Opelka’s best accomplishment of the present year was getting to the semifinal in Rome.
John Isner and Reilly Opelka fought against each other 4 times. Their head to head is 3-1
for Opelka. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Reilly Opelka won 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Atlanta (BB&T Atlanta Open) in July 2019.Taylor Harry Fritz in 2021
Ranked world no.42, Fritz played his last match on the 31st
of July when he lost to world no.30 John Isner 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 in the semifinal in Atlanta (draw).Presently, during this year Fritz has a 20-13 win-loss record. Taylor Harry Fritz’s best achievement of the present year was reaching the semifinal in Doha, Cagliari, Los Cabos and Atlanta.
Sebastian Korda in 2021
Ranked no.45 (career-high), Sebastian played his last match on the 5th of July when he surrendered to world no.25 Karen Khachanov 3-6 6-4 6-3 5-7 10-8 in the 4th round in Wimbledon (draw).
This season Korda has a 26-12 match record. The American clinched 2 titles in 2021 in the Quimper Challenger and in Parma. The American was the finalist in Delray Beach.
Taylor Harry Fritz and Sebastian Korda have never played each other until now in top events.
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