David Goffin fell 40 places to now find himself 85th in the world in the ATP rankings, published on Monday by the association of professional tennis players. This is the sharpest decline among the players in the world’s top 100.
Eliminated this Monday in the first round for his return to the Masters 1000 of Monte-Carlo by the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman (ATP 37), the Liégeois especially loses his 250 points won last year at the same time during his victory at the ATP 250 tournament. from Marrakesh to Morocco.
In the top 10, the other change is the gain of a place for the Norwegian Casper Ruud (4th), winner of the Estoril tournament on Sunday, in a ranking where Novak Djokovic remains world number 1. The 35-year-old Serb recovered his throne last week, in a crossover with the young 19-year-old Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 2). American Frances Tiafoe, 25, is getting closer to the top 10 thanks to her success at the ATP 250 tournament in Houston this weekend. With a gain of four places and now 11th, this is his best ranking.
Zizou Bergs, second Belgian in the hierarchy, is 165th with a gain of two ranks. Joris De Loore gains a place and is 187th, Kimmer Coppejans, up seven positions, is 189th. They are the only three other Belgians in the top 200.
In the doubles ranking, Sander Gillé, 32, and Joran Vliegen, 29, on the strength of their success, the second of the year and the 7th of their career, in Estoril, both progress by three places and occupy respectively the 44th and 45th place in the world.