Going into the ATP Finals this week there was a heated battle for the No. 5 spot on the ATP rankings, with Nos. 5 through 9—Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur, Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti—separated by a mere 130 ranking points, 3,970 to 3,840.
But Auger-Aliassime was the only one of the group to get two round-robin wins this week, against Shelton and Alexander Zverev, and he’ll now secure at least No. 5 no matter what happens from here.
And his ranking breakthrough should come as no surprise given his recent results—he’s won 24 of his last 30 matches, reaching the quarterfinals or better at his last seven tournaments in a row, including semifinals at the US Open and now the ATP Finals.
He actually went into Flushing Meadows ranked No. 27 in the world—now, a little over two months later, he’ll be a Top 5 player.
