{"id":2106128,"date":"2026-08-22T07:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106128"},"modified":"2026-08-22T07:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:45:09","slug":"live-atp-rankings-cobolli-and-nakashimi-crack-new-career-highs-as-fils-and-tiafoe-also-set-to-surge-after-cincy-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106128","title":{"rendered":"Live ATP Rankings: Cobolli and Nakashimi crack new career highs as Fils and Tiafoe also set to surge after Cincy runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Live ATP Rankings: Cobolli and Nakashimi crack new career highs as Fils and Tiafoe also set to surge after Cincy runs<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"22 Aug 2026 8:45 AM\" data-ps-date=\"22 Aug 2026 8:45 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1787384709\"><br \/>\n                            22 Aug 2026 8:45 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-worrying-bad-sign-us-open-2026\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> and Daniil Medvedev losing early.<\/p>\n<p>Fritz, who won the 2022 Indian Wells Open, was the last Masters winner standing, but his run was ended by fellow American Nakashima in the quarter-final with the 25-year-old on course to reach back-to-back ATP 1000 finals following his runners-up finish at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust getting a lot of confidence from all the matches I have been playing,\u201d Nakashima said after his 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 6-3 win in two hours and 13 minutes. \u201cWhen it came down to the wire in the third set, just tried to trust my game fully and just really proud of how I ended the match.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Live ATP Rankings (22 August)<\/h2>\n<p>Nakashima reached a new high of No 22 in the official <a href=\"https:\/\/livescore.tennis365.com\/Tennis\/Ranking\">ATP Rankings<\/a> after finishing runner-up to Ben Shelton in Montreal and he is now set to crack the top 20 with his run to the semi-final in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>The American has jumped six places to No 16 with his last win and he could move as high as No 11 if he reaches the final.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/projected-us-open-2026-mens-seeds-zverev-alcaraz-djokovic-move-up-sinner-absence\">US Open 2026 projected men\u2019s seeds: Zverev, Alcaraz, Djokovic move up in Sinner\u2019s absence<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/how-many-ranking-points-jannik-sinner-will-drop-the-us-open\">How many ranking points Jannik Sinner will drop as he misses the US Open due to injury<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But he will have to get past another compatriot if he is to secure back-to-back Masters finals, as he will take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/frances-tiafoe\">Frances Tiafoe<\/a> \u2013 who defeated 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 \u2013 in the last four.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeenth seed Tiafoe has peaked at No 10 in the rankings, but he struggled the past year and dropped out of the top 30 earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>But he has found his rhythm again and started the Cincinnati Open at No 23, but he will be back inside the top 20 next week as his win over Musetti earned him a five-place jump.<\/p>\n<p>Like Nakashima, he can also rise to No 11, but he will need to win the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just gotta play to win. We\u2019re all just [searching for that] one per cent, trying to figure it out,\u201d Tiafoe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guy who plays a little more brave at certain moments gets it. I was hitting my shots great tonight. From the back of the court I\u2019ve been playing really well, so I was counting on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cobolli and Fils will contest the other semi-final and the Italian has climbed six places to a new career-high of No 6 in the Live Rankings with his three-set win over Tommy Paul.<\/p>\n<p>If he gets the better of Fils then he will move into the top 5 while the Frenchman is up seven places to No 14, equalling his career high.<\/p>\n<p>Fils defeated Thiago Agust\u00edn Tirante in straight sets and he will jump to No 11 if he reaches his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live ATP Rankings: Cobolli and Nakashimi crack new career highs as Fils and Tiafoe also set to surge after Cincy runs Shahida Jacobs 22 Aug 2026 8:45 AM Brandon Nakashima with an inset of Frances Tiafoe A first-time ATP Masters 1000 champion will be crowned at the Cincinnati Open after Brandon Nakashima took out Taylor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2106128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2106128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2106128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2106128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2106128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2106128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2106128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}