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Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest player in ATP top 5 since Nadal

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Daniil Medvedev remains the world number one

Carlos Alcaraz was confirmed on Monday as the youngest player to break into the ATP top five since Rafael Nadal after the teenager reached the Hamburg final over the weekend.

The 19-year-old Spaniard is the youngest man to achieve the feat since his illustrious compatriot first climbed into the top five in 2005 while still 18.

Alcaraz failed to win the clay-court title in Germany, though, losing to Italian youngster Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday despite saving five match points.

Musetti rose 31 places to 31st in the rankings and is now set to be seeded for the US Open, which starts on August 29.

Daniil Medvedev remains the world number one, with Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic seventh after the grass-court Grand Slam tournament was stripped of ranking points for banning Russian and Belarusian players.

ATP top 20:

Daniil Medvedev 7,775 pts

Alexander Zverev (GER) 6,850

Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6,165

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,045

Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 4,895 (+1)

Casper Ruud (NOR) 4,890 (-1)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4,770

Andrey Rublev 3,575

Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3,445

Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3,185

Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3,025 (+1)

Taylor Fritz (USA) 2,960 (+1)

Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2,928 (-2)

Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 2,430 (+1)

Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2,325 (-1)

Marin Cilic (CRO) 2,130

Reilly Opelka (USA) 2,055

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1,740

Gael Monfils (FRA) 1,615 (+1)

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 1,600 (-1)

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