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POPYRIN, JOINT RISE TO NEW CAREER-HIGH RANKING

Alexei Popyrin showing his competitive spirit during Roland-Garros. (Getty/Adam Pretty)
Alexei Popyrin showing his competitive spirit during Roland-Garros. (Getty/Adam Pretty)

Alexei Popyrin and Maya Joint continue to surge up the ATP and WTA rankings thanks to a positive fortnight.


A maiden fourth-round berth at Roland-Garros has ensured Popyrin a career-high No.21, with the 25-year-old scheduled to start his grass court campaign at Holland's S-Hertogenbosch, a 250 event, later this week.


Despite letting slip four match points in her WTA 125 semi-final in Croatia, Joint has achieved a new career-high ranking of No.51, which comes after she entered her first-ever French Open main draw.


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In the current live rankings, Adam Walton has moved up one spot to 85th in the world, equaling his personal best.


Elsewhere, 16-year-old Emerson Jones sits at a career-high No.202.


Jones bowed out in the last four stage of the Roland-Garros juniors in straight sets at the hands of eventual winner Lilli Tagger, coached by 2010 French Open winner Francesca Schiavone.


A shock second-round exit in Paris wasn't enough to push Alex de Minaur out of the top-10, while Jordan Thompson (No.37), Rinky Hijikata (No.75), Aleksandar Vukic (No.79) and Christopher O'Connell (No.80) round out the Aussie men in the top-100.


For the Australian women, aside from Joint, the top-100 consists of Daria Kasatkina (No.16), Ajla Tomljanović (No.64) and Kimberly Birrell (No.69).


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