In this week’s latest ATP world tour rankings Andy Murray closed the gap on the world number one, Novak Djokovic as he picked up his sixth title of the season in Shanghai.
On Sunday, Andy Murray beat Roberto Bautista Agut in the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters to claim his 41st career title. This was his second title on the Asian swing after last week he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final of the China Open. As a result of back to back titles in China, Murray now finds himself just 2,415 points behind the world number one spot, which is currently being held by Novak Djokovic. The Scot plays tournaments in Vienna and Paris, which could be big tournaments in deciding who ends the season world number one.
Biggest Mover
This week’s biggest mover is Roberto Bautista Agut. The Spaniard has elevated six spots in this week’s top twenty after reaching his maiden Masters 1000 final. En route to the final he beat the world number one Novak Djokovic, playing some aggressive tennis. The Spaniard earnt 555 points this week to rise up to world number 13.
Emirates ATP World Tour Rankings
So here are the top 20 players in the world, as of Monday 17th October:
- Novak Djokovic – 12,900
- Andy Murray – 10,485
- Stan Wawrinka – 5,820
- Milos Raonic – 4,690
- Kei Nishikori – 4,650
- Rafael Nadal – 4,380
- Gael Monfils – 3,815
- Roger Federer – 3,720
- Tomas Berdych – 3,300
- Dominic Thiem – 3,250
- Marin Cilic – 2,895
- David Goffin – 2,780
- Roberto Bautista Agut – 2,505
- Nick Kyrgios – 2,460
- David Ferrer – 2,455
- Jo-Wilfred Tsonga – 2,205
- Lucas Pouille – 2,106
- Grigor Dimitrov – 2,035
- Richard Gasquet – 1,950
- Alexander Zverev – 1,745
Race To London Rankings
Here are the ranking positions for the race to London. Remember the top 8 players in the world qualify for the event, which takes place at the O2 Arena in London on the 13th November. So far the top five players have qualified, with three spots left. Here are the top 16 players in the race to London rankings:
- Novak Djokovic – 10,600 – Qualified
- Andy Murray – 9,685 – Qualified
- Stan Wawrinka – 5,060 – Qualified
- Milos Raonic – 4,690 – Qualified
- Kei Nishikori – 4,360 – Qualified
- Gael Monfils – 3,625
- Rafael Nadal – 3,300
- Dominic Thiem – 3,205
- Tomas Berdych – 2,880
- David Goffin – 2,645
- Marin Cilic – 2,590
- Nick Kyrgios – 2,460
- Roberto Bautista Agut – 2,340
- Roger Federer – 2,130
- Lucas Pouille – 2,106
- Jo-Wilfred Tsonga – 2,070
With the ATP World Tour reaching Stockholm, Moscow and Antwerp next week, it is a chance for more players to pick up valuable points to rise up the rankings and strengthen their quest to reach London as the season edges to its conclusion.
