Brandon Nakashima had a very special day yesterday. The twenty-one-year-old American won his first title in San Diego, where he was born. With the victory, Nakashima is up to a career high of 48. It was the third time lucky for the American. We expect him to keep climbing, he’s a fighter.
Brandon Nakashima Made His Move
In his two previous finals in 2021, the American just could not quite cross the finish line. This time, he was determined to hoist the trophy. Against the higher ranked Marcos Giron, Brandon Nakashima was relentless, and it paid big dividends. It is always so liberating to get that first singles win under your belt. You know you have it within you, but you just can’t quite relax until you do it.
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Brandon Nakashima (USA) | UP 21 | 48 CAREER HIGH |
| Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) | UP 20 | 45 |
| Jordan Thompson (AUS) | UP 13 | 85 |
| Ilya Ivashka (RUS) | DOWN 12 | 71 |
| Jiri Lehecka (CZE) | DOWN 11 | 74 |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Tamara Korpatsch (GER) | UP 18 | 100 CAREER HIGH |
| Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) | UP 16 | 93 CAREER HIGH |
| Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) | DOWN 15 | 76 |
| Claire Liu (USA) | UP 11 | 73 CAREER HIGH |
| Emma Raducanu (GBR) | UP 11 | 66 |
| Tatjana Maria (GER) | UP 10 | 70 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there was one change, Jannik Sinner displaced Hubert Hurkacz from the #10 spot. The top four ranked players are still: [1] Carlos Alcaraz; [2] Casper Ruud; [3] Rafael Nadal; and [4] Daniil Medvedev.
WTA: there were also no changes in the top ten members; however there were a few minor reshufflings. The top four remained the same: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Ons Jabeur; [3] Paula Badosa; and [4] Anett Kontaveit.
Still Giving Kudos To Pegula And Gauff
American tennis has two women in the top ten: [5] Jessica Pegula and [8] Coco Gauff. Congratulations to these two, who have put in the work and are getting rewarded.
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