Portuguese tennis player Nuno Borges has risen eight places in the world ranking and will close the year at 41st position, according to the classification released today, which continues to be led by German Alexander Zverev.
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09/11/2026
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O number one national, 29, capitalized the good performance in the Masters 1000 of Paris, in which was eliminated in the final rooms by the Norwegian Casper Ruud, becoming the first ‘lucky loser’ (player republished after being eliminated in the qualifying phase) to achieve this phase of the French tournament.
Nuno Borges, who has as best position in the ATP hierarchy the 30th position reached in September 2024, again finishing the year in the world top 100, having in 2026 Jaime Faria's company, 23 years old, who remained in 57th place, only one below the best ranking (56th, registered in October), while Henrique Rocha fell 12 positions, to 111th.
Only two weeks ago, on October 26, Henrique Rocha, 22 years old, had contributed to the history of Portuguese tennis, rising to 100th place in the world ranking, placing Portugal for the first with three representatives in the top 100, since the creation of the ATP table in 1973.
Zverev remains at the top of the hierarchy, followed by the Italian Jannik Sinner, second ranked, and Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, who reinforced third place with the unprecedented conquest in the Masters 1,000 of Paris on Sunday, leading a top 10 that had as only novelty the entry of the American Taylor Fritz, precisely for the 10th rank.
In the female sector, Kazakh Elena Rybakina remains in command of the world ranking, ahead of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Russian Mirra Andreeva, second and third ranked respectively, while American Coco Gauff rose to fourth place, relegating to the fifth compatriot Jessica Pegula.