The first week of the 2022 season has come to an end, and in the past week's exciting competition, many players have won their first titles of the new season. Along with the championship, there are new highs in the ranking after earning points.
On the men's side, last week, Canada, represented by Aliasim and Shapovanov, won the title by beating Spain 2-0 in the ATP Cup final.
Specifically, Aliassim defeated Spanish veteran Agut 7-6, 6-3 in two consecutive cities, and Shapovalov easily beat Busta 6-4, 6-3 to seal the final victory.
With his outstanding performance in the team stage, Aliassem, who was previously ranked 11th, rose to 9th, setting a new career high.
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old rising star said the victory was just the beginning and that he was determined to contribute more to Canadian men's tennis in the future.
"It's not easy to win, it takes a lot of effort, a lot of work," Ariasim said, "I think this momentum will continue in the future, the members of our team are very cooperative, I even played in doubles with other players, it was a good experience for me." It gives everyone the confidence and I think that's great. I hope that for the rest of the season, all Canadian players will have good results and we encourage each other. ”
Aliasim is the sixth Canadian player to reach the top ten in the world and is currently the youngest player in the TOP 10 of the ATP rankings.
World No. 3: Raonic (2016)
World No. 4: Andreescu (2019)
World No. 5: Bouchard (2014)
World No. 8: Bassett Segiso (1985)
World No. 9: Aliassim (2022)
World No. 10: Shapovalov (2020)
Aliasim isn't the only player in this week's ATP rankings to set a new career high, with U.S. player Fritz rising from 23rd to 22nd this week, getting closer to the world's top 20.
Another American, Kress, made his first entry into the top 100 and soared from 112th to 75th after reaching his first ATP final on the Melbourne Tour.
In terms of women's players, two of the WTA's top 20 players also ranked at a new high. Kazakh player Lebakina rose from 14th to 13th in singles after reaching the Adelaide final, while Raducano rose from 19th to 18th. Although she did not compete last week, the Briton rose one more place in the ranking thanks to Kvitova's fall from 17th to 21st.
Halep jumped from 20th to 15th place after winning her 23rd career WTA title at the Melbourne Summers. That's an important thing to do, as it guarantees that the former world number one can become the top 16 seed at the 2022 Australian Open. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)