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Murray rises after Belgian triumph

AFP

Former world number one Andy Murray was rewarded for his victory in Antwerp at the weekend, with another dramatic rise in the ATP rankings which were released on Monday.

The Scotsman climbed 116 places to 127 following his 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Stan Wawrinka.

Novak Djokovic remains at number one, the 273rd week in his career that he holds the top spot, with Rafael Nadal just 320 points behind.

The only change in the top 10 sees the Kei Nishikori climbing from nine to eight with Karen Khachanov slipping down in the other direction.

Makes place in davis cup squad

Andy is rewarded for his first tournament win since 2017 with place in Britain’s Davis Cup squad.

GB captain Leon Smith on Monday named four of his five-man team, with two-time Wimbledon champion Murray alongside his brother Jamie, Dan Evans and Neal Skupski.

“I’m delighted to name our first four players to represent GB for the Davis Cup Finals,” Smith said.

“Dan is playing some of the best tennis of his career and firmly deserves his place back inside the world’s Top 50.

“It’s been absolutely fantastic to see Andy back competing again, headlined by his incredible win in Antwerp yesterday (on Sunday).

“Jamie and Neal have been gaining much momentum as a team with impressive semi-final runs at Cincinnati, US Open, Beijing and Shanghai.

“We are in a good positions and are looking forward to bringing our best tennis to the group phase.”