Carreño approaches the Top-10 and Badosa climbs nine positions

The Spanish tennis player Pablo Carreño, new champion of the AnyTech365 Andalucía Open de Marbella (Málaga), has risen this week to number 12 in the ATP ranking, which continues to lead the Serbian Novak Djokovic, just before the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000.

The Asturian won his fifth ATP title this Sunday after winning the final of the ATP 250 tournament in the town of Malaga against the Balearic Jaume Munar (6-1, 2-6, 6-4), a result that allows him to move up three places to number 12 in the ranking. Meanwhile, the Mallorcan goes up 14 seats to 81.

For its part, Djokovic continues to lead an ATP ranking that has not undergone changes in the 'Top 10', with Russian Daniil Medvedev second and Spanish Rafa Nadal, who will look for his twelfth wound this week in Monte Carlo, third.

As for the rest of Spaniards, Roberto Bautista from Castellón continues eleventh, Albert Ramos from Barcelona rises one to 47, Feliciano López from Toledo and Fernando Verdasco from Madrid three until 61 and 71, respectively, the Madrid-born Alejandro Davidovich drops two places to 58 and the Cuenca Pablo Andújar ten to 80 and the Valencian Pedro Martínez remains at 100.

ATP classification as of April 12

1. (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 11,963 points.

2. (2) Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 10,030.

3. (3) RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) 9,670.

4. (4) Dominic Thiem (AUT) 8,660.

5. (5) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 7,040.

6. (6) Alexander Zverev (ALE) 6.125.

7. (7) Roger Federer (SUI) 5,875.

8. (8) Andrey Rublev (RUS) 5,400.

9. (9) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 3,720.

10. (10) Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 3,453.

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11. (11) ROBERTO BAUTISTA (ESP) 3.090.

12. (15) PABLO CARREÑO (ESP) 2,835.

46. ​​(47) ALBERT RAMOS (ESP) 1,405.

58. (56) ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH (ESP) 1.135.

61. (64) FELICIANO LÓPEZ (ESP) 1.062.

71. (74) FERNANDO VERDASCO (ESP) 985.

80. (70) PABLO ANDÚJAR (ESP) 935.

81. (95) JAUME MUNAR (ESP) 815.

100. (100) PEDRO MARTÍNEZ (ESP) 787.

Barty continues to lead and Badosa climbs nine positions

Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has risen nine positions to number 62 in the WTA ranking after reaching the semifinals of the Charleston tournament (United States), in a classification in which Garbiñe Muguruza continues as the best Spanish at number 13.

Badosa, dropped in the semifinals of the North American tournament by the Russian Veronika Kudermetova – who also improved nine places after debuting her record with her victory in the final against the Montenegrin Danka Kovinic – thus experiences a great rise that leaves her on the edge of the 'Top 60 '.

While, Muguruza, who had to retire in Charleston due to a left leg injury, remains thirteenth in the standings, with Sara Sorribes from Castellón for another week at number 48. In addition, the Canarian Carla Suárez, who has returned to training in the middle of the fight against Hodgkin's lymphoma, improves one position to 94.

WTA Rankings as of April 12

1. (1) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 9,285 points.

2. (2) Naomi Osaka (JPN) 7,985.

3. (3) Simona Halep (RUM) 6,965.

4. (4) Sofia Kenin (USA) 5.915.

5. (5) Elina Svitolina (UCR) 5,750.

6. (6) Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 5,265.

7. (7) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 5,085.

8. (8) Serena Williams (USA) 4,850.

9. (9) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4,660.

10. (11) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4,530.

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13. (13) GARBIÑE MUGURUZA (ESP) 4.120.

48. (48) SARA SORRIBES (ESP) 1,590.

62. (71) PAULA BADOSA (ESP) 1,284.

94. (95) CARLA SUÁREZ (ESP) 872.