Lajal regains Estonia’s top spot in ATP rankings

Mark Lajal has reclaimed his place as Estonia’s highest-ranked active men’s tennis player, climbing six places to 161st in the latest ATP rankings, ERR reports. Daniil Glinka fell two places to 163rd.

Lajal has ended his season early because of an injury. Glinka lost the points from his semifinal run at last year’s Knoxville Challenger in the United States. He is competing this week at a Challenger 125 event in France. A year ago, he won the Challenger in Drummondville, Canada.

Markus Mölder rose to 876th and Oliver Ojakäär to 1,040th. Kristjan Tamm dropped 20 places to 1,138th, but points from his recent run to the final of an M15 tournament in China have not yet been added. They are expected to lift him back into the top 1,000 in next week’s rankings.

Alexander Zverev remained world No. 1, 100 points ahead of injured Jannik Sinner. Paris Masters champion Carlos Alcaraz was third, followed by beaten finalist Ben Shelton in fourth and Daniil Medvedev in fifth.

In the WTA rankings, Estonia’s top-ranked player, Elena Malõgina, fell one place to 302nd. Maileen Nuudi dropped six places to 818th, while Elizabeth Jurma fell three places to 1,437th.

Elena Rybakina continued to lead the women’s rankings, ahead of Aryna Sabalenka, Mirra Andreeva, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.