Grigor Dimitrov and the one-handed backhand are back in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings

The Miami Open is one of the biggest tournaments on the calendar with a lot of ranking points up for grabs—and with that, a lot of significant ranking moves usually take place in its aftermath.

Let’s start off with one of the biggest feel-good stories of the tournament, Grigor Dimitrov, who took out three Top 10 players in a row—No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 5 Alexander Zverev—to reach the final, where he ultimately fell to Jannik Sinner.

Though he may not have lifted the trophy, Dimitrov’s sensational run has propelled him from No. 12 to No. 9 on the new ATP rankings, his first time in the Top 10 since the week of October 29th, 2018.

That 260-week gap is actually the third-longest gap between stints in the Top 10 in the history of the ATP rankings.

LONGEST GAPS BETWEEN STINTS IN ATP TOP 10 (since 1973):
308 weeks: Gilles Simon [Oct. 2009 to Sept. 2015]
264 weeks: Albert Costa [May 1997 to June 2002]
260 weeks: Grigor Dimitrov [Nov. 2018 to Apr. 2024]
252 weeks: Gael Monfils [Nov. 2011 to Sept. 2016]
239 weeks: Stan Wawrinka [Oct. 2008 to May 2013]

And there’s one more drought that ends today.

Six weeks ago, Stefanos Tsitsipas dipped out of the Top 10, marking the first time there were no one-handed backhands in the Top 10 in ATP rankings history. But with Dimitrov bursting back inside the elite this week, that long international nightmare is over.

Further up in the Top 10, Jannik Sinner rises from No. 3 to No. 2 after capturing the second Masters 1000 title of his career in Miami.

It may be a rise of only one spot, but it’s historic—not only is it a new career-high ranking for Sinner, but he’s now the first Italian to reach the Top 2 in either ATP or WTA rankings history. He was already the only one to reach No. 3 when he did that in February.

Meanwhile, the women’s Miami Open champion, Danielle Collins, cuts her ranking in more than half—from No. 53 to No. 22—after capturing the biggest title of her career at the WTA 1000 event.

The American, who announced earlier this year that this would be the final season of her professional tennis career, is a former No. 7—but having come into Miami at No. 53, she became the lowest-ranked women’s champion in the tournament’s history.

And she’s not the only player who soars up the rankings after making a breakthrough run in Miami: Fabian Marozsan and Tomas Machac both crack the ATP Top 50 this week after reaching the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 event, Marozsan jumping from No. 57 to No. 38 and Machac moving up from No. 60 to No. 43.

Marozsan, who burst into prominence during last year's clay-court season when he stunned Alcaraz in his opening match in Rome, is now the third-highest-ranked Hungarian in ATP rankings history.

HUNGARIANS TO REACH ATP TOP 50 (since 1973):
No. 12: Balazs Taroczy [April 1982]
No. 31: Marton Fucsovics [March 2019]
No. 38: Fabian Marozsan [April 2024]

And last but most certainly not least, a major career milestone for a constant presence at the business end of just about every big tournament there is on the calendar: Daniil Medvedev kicks off his 200th career week in the Top 5 of the ATP rankings today.

The 2021 US Open champion and former No. 1 has reached the semifinals or better at all four events he’s played this year, reaching two finals at the Australian Open and Indian Wells and another two semifinals at Dubai and Miami. He's currently No. 4 on the ATP rankings, but No. 2 on the year-to-date Race To Turin standings.

MEDVEDEV’S CAREER TOP 5 WEEKS (200 total):
~ August 19, 2019 to October 11, 2020 [38 weeks]
~ November 2, 2020 to November 20, 2022 [107 weeks]
~ March 20, 2023 to present [55 weeks]