Maiden Grand Slam appearance drives Saketh Myneni to career best ranking

Indian tennis player Saketh Myneni has made rapid strides in the ATP ranking courtesy his maiden Grand Slam appearance at the 2016 US Open. The Indian tennis has achieved a career-high rank of 137 in singles as per the latest rankings issued by the ATP earlier in the day.

It is notable that Myneni got to the main draw of the US Open after winning three rounds in the qualifying event. The 28-year-old Myneni shall be leading India in the Davis Cup tie against Spain.

However, Yuki Bhambri who hasn’t been in action fell to 219 after a steep loss of 48 positions in the rankings. He is now the third highest-ranked Indian behind Ramkumar Ramanathan, who is now 203 (loss of one position).

Budding youngster Sumit Nagal was the next best Indian ranked players at 380. He jumped 14 places following a semifinal appearance at the USD 10,000 Futures event on clay in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

In doubles, Rohan Bopanna, who shall miss the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Spain citing a knee injury, lost a place to be 18th and was followed by Leander Paes (63) and Divij Sharan (64), who improved by five slots. Purav Raja was static at 73.

In the WTA rankings, Sania Mirza (9730 points) maintained her top ranking as world number one in doubles but now only five points separate her from her former doubles partner Martina Hingis (9725 points). In the singles, Ankita Raina was best ranked Indian player at number 292, a loss of three places. She was followed by Prerna Bhambri (408) and Snehadevi Reddy (489).