Cressy, Cerundolo move up ATP rankings after maiden titles
Argentine Francisco Cerundolo and American Maxime Cressy moved up the latest ATP rankings released Monday after winning their first titles at the weekend.
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One of Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon victims has credited the Spaniard for giving him the fire to win a maiden ATP Tour title at the Swedish Open. Francisco Cerundolo pushed the world No 3 to four sets in the opening round at the All England Club before crashing out and has now shared how he channelled his "anger" into success in Bastad.
Maxime Cressy, Francisco Cerundolo move up ATP rankings after maiden titles
Cerundolo, 23, who broke into the Top 100 in February, now moves up nine places to a career-high 30 after winning in Bastad, Sweden. France-born Cressy, 25, jumps eight places to 33rd after winning in Newport on Sunday. The leaders remain unchanged with Russian Daniil Medvedev on top ahead of Germany's Alexander Zverev and Spaniard Rafael Nadal.
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American Maxime Cressy won his first career ATP title on Sunday by rallying to defeat Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in the Hall of Fame Open final.
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Cressy, chasing his first ATP crown, reached his third final of the year by defeating compatriot John Isner 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 while Bublik, who won his first ATP title in February at Montpellier, eliminated Australia's Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-2. "I just had to focus on what I could control, my serve," Cressy said. "He definitely played a big level starting in the second set." Bublik, ranked 42nd, and Cressy, ranked a career-best 41st, will meet for the first time in Sunday's final. Cressy, a French-born 25-year-old who competed for his homeland until becoming an American in 2018, blasted 22 aces to dispatch four-time Hall of Fame champion Isner.
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