LONDON — Ben Shelton rose two spots to No. 10 within the ATP rankings on Monday, becoming a member of No. 4 Taylor Fritz and No. 8 Tommy Paul to offer the USA three males within the prime 10 for the primary time in almost 20 years.
In April 2006, Andy Roddick was No. 4, James Blake was No. 7, and Andre Agassi was No. 10.
There are 4 American ladies within the WTA’s prime 10 this week once more, and 5 within the prime 13: No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 3 Jessica Pegula, No. 6 Madison Keys, No. 9 Emma Navarro and No. 13 Amanda Anisimova.
Aryna Sabalenka stays at No. 1, a spot she took over in October from Iga Swiatek, who dropped to No. 8 on Monday.
Tatjana Maria, a 37-year-old German, rose 43 spots to No. 43 on Monday by profitable the Queen’s Membership title as a qualifier.
The 22-year-old Shelton, who gained the 2022 NCAA singles title for the College of Florida, is just in his third full season on tour. He’d by no means travelled out of the U.S. till 2023.
Shelton is a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, making it that far on the U.S. Open in 2023 and the Australian Open this January.
Fritz moved up three spots to match his profession excessive after profitable a grass-court title at Stuttgart, Germany, on Sunday. The highest three males remained the identical: No. 1 Jannik Sinner, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 3 Alexander Zverev, the runner-up to Fritz in Stuttgart.
