Admittedly, there is still a long way to go, but with the flawless tournament win hat-trick (Bastad, Gstaad and Kitzbühel), the Norwegian Casper Ruud is not only advancing to the new tennis superstar in the far north, but could also be Rafael Nadal as the undisputed “King of Clay ”. In addition, it is also quite realistic that the 22-year-old could soon be the first male tennis professional from Norway to find himself among the top ten players in the world.

With the final success in Kitzbühel, Ruud was again able to make up two places in the ATP rankings and is currently in the excellent twelfth position. Serving cannon John Isner celebrates a comeback in the top 30 with his tournament success in Atlanta, USA. A plus of five positions lifts the 2.08-meter man precisely to 30th place. Kitz finalist Pedro Martinez made an enormous leap forward, improving by 21 positions to 76th place.

Starting in Toronto, the calculation is recalculated again

There is interesting information to report for all hobby statisticians regarding the calculation of the ATP rankings: From next week's hard court tournament in Toronto, all players will lose their points every year - although currently still in comparison for the year 2019. At the clay court tournament in Kitzbühel, for example, it was a little different, because at tournaments that could also be held in 2020, the better result from the years 2020 and 2021 will be assessed.

Here is the current ATP ranking

Here is the current Race to Turin