Cazaux breaks Top 100, Mover of Week

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The Australian Open threw up compelling storylines, with several stars producing standout performances to make waves in Melbourne.

ATPTour.com looks at the movers in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as of Monday, 29 January.

No. 83 Arthur Cazaux, +39 (Career High)
Arthur Cazaux enjoyed a potentially career-changing run at the Australian Open, where he delivered a series of electric performances to reach the fourth round on debut at the hard-court major. Cazaux beat Laslo Djere, eighth seed Holger Rune and Tallon Griekspoor before falling to Hubert Hurkacz, and the 21-year-old has risen 39 spots to a career-high No. 83 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as a result.

No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz, +1 (Career High)
The Pole has climbed one spot to a career-high No. 8 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open for the first time. The 26-year-old fell in five sets to Daniil Medvedev in the last eight.

No. 9 Taylor Fritz, +3
The American has jumped three places following his quarter-final showing in Melbourne. Fritz reached the last eight at the hard-court major for the first time, equalling his best result at a Slam. He defeated Top 10 star Stefanos Tsitsipas en route.

No. 41 Miomir Kecmanovic, +19
The Serbian earned two hard-fought five-set wins at the Australian Open, defeating Jan-Lennard Struff and Tommy Paul to reach the fourth round. Kecmanovic was unable to find a way past World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, though.

No. 47 Nuno Borges, +22 (Career High)
The Portuguese star enjoyed a breakout run in Melbourne, where he advanced to the fourth round at a major for the first time. Borges, who had never been beyond the second round at a tour-level event before his run, upset Brisbane champion Grigor Dimitrov in the third round to break the Top 50 for the first time.

Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 7 Holger Rune, +1
No. 17 Adrian Mannarino, +2 (Career High)
No. 25 Sebastian Baez, +4 (Career High)
No. 28 Tomas Martin Etcheverry, +4 (Career High)
No. 38 Matteo Arnaldi, +3 (Career High)
No. 50 Zhang Zhizhen, +4 (Career High)
No. 57 Fabian Marozsan, +10 (Career High)
No. 61 Pavel Kotov, +4 (Career High)
No. 71 Alexandre Muller, +2 (Career High)
No. 73 Alex Michelsen, +18 (Career High)
No. 76 Flavio Cobolli, +24 (Career High)
No. 85 Aleksandar Kovacevic, +16 (Career High)