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Cressy, Cerundolo move up ATP rankings after maiden titles

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Maxime Cressy. (ATP/Twitter)
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Argentine Francisco Cerundolo and American Maxime Cressy moved up the latest ATP rankings released Monday after winning their first titles at the weekend.

Cerundolo, 23, who broke into the top 100 in February, now moves up nine places to a career-high 30 after winning in Bastad, Sweden.

France-born Cressy, 25, jumps eight places to 33rd after winning in Newport on Sunday.

The leaders remain unchanged with Russian Daniil Medvedev on top ahead of Germany's Alexander Zverev and Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

ATP rankings:

1. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7775 pts

2. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6850

3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6165

4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5045

5. Casper Ruud (NOR) 4890

6. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 4845

7. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4770

8. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 3540

9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3445

10. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3185

11. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 3155

12. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3025

13. Taylor Fritz (USA) 2975

14. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2325

15. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 2280

16. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2130

17. Reilly Opelka (USA) 2055

18. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1740 (+1)

19. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 1623 (+1)

20. Gael Monfils (FRA) 1615 (+1)

Selected:

30. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) (+9)

33. Maxime Cressy (USA) 1252 (+8)

46. Lloyd Harris (RSA) 970

Meanwhile on the women's side, Poland's Iga Swiatek continues to dominate the WTA rankings with almost twice the points of second-placed Estonian Anett Kontaveit.

In a largely unchanged top 10, American Jessica Pegula moved up one place to a career-high seven.

Croat Petra Martic jumped 30 spots to 55 after winning her second title in Lausanne on Sunday with American Bernarda Pera moving up 49 places to break into the top 100 at 81st after her first title win in Budapest.

WTA rankings:

1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 8336 pts

2. Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4326

3. Maria Sakkari (GRE) 4190

4. Paula Badosa (ESP) 4030

5. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 4010

6. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3267

7. Jessica Pegula (USA) 3087 (+1)

8. Danielle Collins (USA) 3022 (-1)

9. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 2886

10. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 2717

11. Cori Gauff (USA) 2647

12. Darya Kasatkina (RUS) 2635

13. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 2635

14. Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 2588

15. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 2477

16. Simona Halep (ROM) 2415

17. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 2302 (+1)

18. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 2090 (+1)

19. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 2074 (-2)

20. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 2016

Selected:

55. Petra Martic (CRO) 1025 (+30)

81. Bernarda Pera (USA) 758 (+49)


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