Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner, Brandon Nakashima and Jenson Brooksby are among the players who have achieved a career-high ranking this week.
Stefanos Tsitsipas did not play last week, but he achieved a world number 3 rank after taking advantage of the fact that Rafael Nadal lost in the third round of the Citi Open in Washington.
Jannik Sinner went 9 places up in the rankings to be the new world number 15 after he won the Citi Open.
After reaching 2 back-to-back finals in Los Cabos and Atlanta, Brandon Nakashima reached another career-high rank after losing in the third round in Washington. Brandon went up 2 places in the rankings to be the new world number 87.
Jenson Brooksby had a fantastic run in Washington, where he reached the semifinals without dropping a single set with 4 consecutive wins over expert players. Jenson had his run stopped only by Jannik Sinner. Nevertheless, he went 33 places up in the rankings to break in the top 100 and be the new world number 97.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 28th of July when he lost to world no.26 Ugo Humbert 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this year Tsitsipas has achieved an overall 42-12 match record. Tsitsipas clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Jannik Sinner in 2021
At the moment ranked no.15 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 8th of August when he beat world no.64 Mackenzie Mcdonald 7-5 4-6 7-5 in the final in Washington to win his 2nd career title.
During this season the Italian owns a 29-14 record. The Italian has won 2 titles in 2021 in Melbourne and in Washington. Sinner was the finalist in Miami.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner played each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Tsitsipas. The last time they locked horns, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 24th of April 2021.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Brandon Nakashima in 2021
Ranked no.87 (career-high), the American played his last match on the 5th of August when he surrendered to world no.90 Denis Kudla 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 3rd round in Washington (draw).
Currently, during this year Brandon has a 31-18 match record. This year, The American clinched 1 title in the Quimper 2 Challenger. The American was the finalist in Los Cabos and in Atlanta.
Jenson Brooksby in 2021
Ranked world no.97 (career-high), Jenson played his last match on the 7th of August when he lost to world no.15 Jannik Sinner 7-6(2) 6-1 in the semifinal in Washington (draw).
At present, during this year the American has a 38-8 record. Brooksby clinched 3 titles in 2021 in the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger, in the Orlando Challenger and in the Tallahassee Challenger. Brooksby was the runner-up in the Cleveland Challenger and in Newport.
Brandon Nakashima and Jenson Brooksby played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Brooksby. When they played, Jenson Brooksby won 2-6 7-6(10) 7-5 in the 2nd round in M25 Los Angeles (M25 Los Angeles) in January 2019.
