Movers & Shakers - April 7, 2008
WNow that Miami is over, it’s time to take a look at those players that are making moves on both the ATP and WTA Tours…
ATP
- Paul-Henri Mathieu climbed four spots to #12 in the world (a new career high). The Frenchman, who spent time at the NBTA, has always been talented he just has had too many injuries. Maybe this is the year he cracks the top 10.
- Julien Benneteau made a big leap from #72 to #58. He still has a long way to go if he wants to best his career high of #35, but if he continues to play the way he did in Miami he is a tough out in any tournament.
- Ivo Minar got back into the top 75, moving up 12 spots to #74. The 23-year old Czech reached the third round in Miami, and is now only five spots away from reaching a career high.
- We can’t leave out Novak Djokovic-beater Kevin Anderson. The 21-year old South African stunned everyone by beating Djokovic in the second round, and with that he is now ranked a career high of #110 in the world. That is up 12 spots from his ranking before he entered the tournament.
- May not be a big move (up only 2 spots), but NBTA student Kei Nishikori continued his climb reaching a career high of #118 in the world. He is also still on target for “Project 45.”
WTA
- Elena Dementieva moved back into the top 10, reaching #8 on the rankings list. She had been at #11 before Miami, but will need to keep the train rolling if she wants to surpass her career high of #4.
- Key Biscayne semifinalist Vera Zvonareva jumped six spots from #20 to #14. Like Dementieva, she still has some work to do to get back to her career high of #9 in the world.
- American Lindsay Davenport continued her steady climb, reaching #30 in the world (up three spots). It will be interesting to see how much time she spends playing on the clay this spring.
- NBTA student Sabine Lisicki used a fourth round run to jump 35 spots from #137 to #102. This is a new career high for Lisicki, who continues to get better each week.
- Lastly, another NBTA student, Michelle Larcher de Brito, moved up 23 spots from #255 to #232. The 15-year old’s ranking is a career high. Look for her to play next week in Estoril.
Any players you want to highlight?
Hi there,
what do ya actually think sabine is capable of in the near future?
and r ya actually coaching her or r u more like an adviser? it seems as if u support her quite strongly when reading your blog.
greetz from germany