Ruud passes Medvedev, Tiafoe at the gates of the top 10

(Paris) The Norwegian Casper Ruud, winner of the Estoril tournament, took over from the Russian Daniil Medvedev the 4^e place in the world ranking published Monday by the ATP, where the American Frances Tiafoe, titled in Houston, is now at the gates of the top 10.

Aged 24, Ruud, a finalist last year at Roland-Garros and at the United States Open, won his first title of the season in Portugal on Sunday.

Thanks to this new trophy, the 10^e of his career, he finds the 4^e world place that Medvedev had stolen from him last week after triumphing at the Masters 1000 in Miami, but who did not play last week.

Winner on the American clay of Houston, Frances Tiafoe, 25, gains him four places in the last delivery of the ATP ranking, where he settles in 11^e rank, the best of his career, just behind his compatriot Taylor Fritz.

Semi-finalist in Indian Wells last month, Tiafoe confirmed in the final in Houston, winning the second title of his career after Delray Beach in 2018.

Rafael Nadal, away from the courts since losing the second round of the Australian Open in January, continues his slow descent, occupying this week the 15^e world rank (-1).