While there were no ATP Tour events, the rankings of many players were still affected. This is due in part to the ranking system, where points fall off after fifty-two weeks. Also, despite the absence of events on the main tour, there were still ATP Challenger events going on, where points can be gained.
Sock And Pospisil Rocked Wimbledon in 2014
Vasek Pospisil is probably best remembered for his doubles victories. He and American Jack Sock were a dominant duo from 2014 to 2015. They claimed their first and only major title at Wimbledon in 2014. The Canadian got to a career high in singles of twenty-five, and then the wheels came off. The issue was the usual combination of injury and the effects of lost confidence.
Embed from Getty ImagesVasek Pospisil Still Hoping To Win 1st Singles Title
Pospisil won his last doubles title in 2020 with Nicolas Mahut; however, the Canadian has still never won a singles title. How did his partner Jack Sock fare during Pospisil’s struggles? Jack Sock got to a career high of eight and won four singles titles. In fact, he had a very impressive 2017 season, winning the ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris. Then his wheels fell off, again due to injury.
Both Careers Have Been Derailed By Injuries
Now at thirty years old, with a ranking of one hundred and forty-one, Sock is trying to revive his career. How high will he climb, given the field has changed significantly in his absence? Only Sock knows the answer to this. The next question, will Pospisil finally win a singles title? I think not, at thirty-two, time has probably run out; however, he may surprise me.
Jack Sock Makes Winning Return In Dallas
This week Sock is playing in the Dallas Open. There were moments of brilliance, and then there were moments when his lack of match toughness was evident. He had the lead in the third set and then had to battle hard to recover and win the match. He defeated Roman Safiullin 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4.
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Roman Safiullin (RUS) | UP 18 | 82 CAREER HIGH |
| Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) | DOWN 17 | 54 |
| Yibing Wu (CHN) | UP 15 | 97 CAREER HIGH |
| Filip Krajinovic (SRB) | DOWN 15 | 71 |
| Alexander Bublik (KAZ) | DOWN 14 | 50 |
| Vasek Pospisil (CAN) | UP 13 | 100 |
| Mikael Ymer (SWE) | DOWN 13 | 73 |
| Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) | DOWN 10 | 53 |
ATP Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there were no changes in the top ten rankings because the Davis Cup qualifying rounds took place last week. The top four players remained: [1] Novak Djokovic; [2] Carlos Alcaraz; [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas; and [4] Casper Ruud. Following his early exit from the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal sits at #6.
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