ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The success of the Acapulco Atp 500, the third in a career, makes Flavio Cobolli stand at number 15 of the world ranking. A rapid and pauseless progression, that of the Roman, in the last three years. Number 165 of the world in March 2023, Cobolli showed constant improvements and built a game increasingly suitable for fast surfaces: it is no coincidence that the success at Acapulco, the second in an Atp 500, arrives less than a year from the first quarter of final Slam, reached in Wimbledon. Cobolli is the eighth Italian to have reached the top 15 in the world ranking in the Open era. For 66 points, those separating Luciano Darderi (2.104), champion in Santiago, from Francisco Cerundolo (2.170), stopped in the semifinals in Chile, Italy did not awaken with four players among the best winds in the world.
It is a week to remember also for Andrea Pellegrino and Federico Cinà. The Apulian (n.125, +12) first entered the top 125 of the world due to the first quarter of the Atp final, lost in Santiago to Darderi. The 18-year-old Sicilian, son of Roberta Vinci’s historic coach, first appeared in the top 200 this week after celebrating the first Challenger title in Pune. In total there are eight top 100 Italians on the Atp ranking this week. In fact, he returned to the top 100 Mattia Bellucci thanks to the fourth final at the Acapulco Atp 500. The 24-year-old of Busto Arsizio was awarded 16 positions, until he occupied number 94. Small variations in the top 10. The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz is stable first in front of the blue Jannik Sinner and Serbian Novak Djokovic; the other Italian in the elite of world tennis, Lorenzo Musetti, is fifth, while the American Ben Shelton blows the eighth place to the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, now ninth.
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) 13.550 (–)
2. Jannik Sinner (Ita) 10.400 (–)
3. Novak Djokovic (Srb) 5.280 (–)
4. Alexander Zverev (Ger) 4.555 (–)
5. Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) 4.405 (–)
6. Alex De Minaur (Aus) 4.235 (–)
7. Taylor Fritz (Usa) 4.220 (–)
8. Ben Shelton (Usa) 4.010 (+1)
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) 3.950 (-1)
10. Alexander Bublik (Kaz) 3.405 (–)
15. Flavio Cobolli 2.480 (+5)
21. Luciano Darderi 2.104 (–)
61. Lorenzo Sonego 850 (+3)
66. Matteo Berrettini 820 (-9)
85. Matteo Arnaldi 665 (+3)
94. Mattia Bellucci 640 (+16)
114. Francesco Maestrelli 553 (-3)
125. Andrea Pellegrino 510 (+12)
135. Luca Nardi 454 (-26)
140. Francesco Passaro 431 (+4)
PAOLINI STABILE AL 7° POSTO DELLA CLASSIFICA WTA, SABALENKA SEMPRE LEADER
Minim variations in a three-color key in the female world chart published this morning by WTA after the conclusion of the “500” of Merida, Mexico, and the “250” of Austin, Texas. Also this week are always two blues among the first hundred. Three-tone leader is still Jasmine Paolini: the 29-year-old of Bagni di Lucca is stable on the seventh armchair. Behind him, take a step back Elisabetta Cocciaretto, stops for a problem at the left thigh accused in Dubai, which goes down to number 42. He does one thing, instead, Lucrezia Stefanini, now at number 138. Risale two steps Lucia Bronzetti, exit at the end of October last from the top cent: the Romagna is now number 141. Absolute property in the world top ten, after the conclusion of Merida and Austin, a little ‘snobbed’ by top players. Aryna Sabalenka, for the 72nd consecutive week (the overall 80th: it had already been from 11 September to 5 November 2023).
Minsk’s 27-year-old retained 3.087 points of advantage over Iga Swiatek: the 24-year-old Warsaw, former World Tennis Queen, had lost its leadership in October 2024 after 125 weeks (the last 50 consecutive). On the third step of the podium there is always the queen of Melbourne, the kazaka Elena Ribakina, always only 335 points from the Polish, which reiterates the “best”. In the fourth stable position the American Coco Gauff, who precedes the compatriot Jessica Pegula, still fifth despite not confirming the title won in Austin 12 months ago (he chose to take a week off after the success of Dubai). Behind him is the third American in the world elite, Amanda Anisimova, which is sixth. Right behind Freehold’s 24-year-old, New Jersey, there is Jasmine Paolini, seventh ahead of the Russian Mirra Andreeva, eighth, now called to confirm the title of Indian Wells 2025. The Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, as well as in tenth Victoria Mboko, 19-year-old Canadian, entered the top 10 two weeks ago.
1. Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) 10.675 (–)
2. Iga Swiatek (Pol) 7.588 (–)
3. Elena Rybakina (Kaz) 7.253 (–)
4. Coco Gauff (Usa) 6.803 (–)
5. Jessica Pegula (Usa) 6.583 (–)
6. Amanda Anisimova (Usa) 6.070 (–)
7. Jasmine Paolini (Ita) 4.232 (–)
8. Mirra Andreeva (Rus) 4.001 (–)
9. Elina Svitolina (Ukr) 3.845 (–)
10. Victoria Mboko (Can) 3.211 (–)
42. Elisabetta Cocciaretto 1.290 (-1)
138. Lucrezia Stefanini 550 (+1)
141. Lucia Bronzetti 540 (+2)
158. Nuria Brancaccio 468 (+7)
198. Lisa Pigato 374 (-2)
208. Silvia Ambrosio 346 (-2)
209. Camilla Rosatello 346 (-1)
250. Jessica Pieri 285 (+2)
262. Tyra Caterina Grant 266 (+4)
