Melbourne VIC, Australia, 7 August 2018 | tennis.com.au

Alex De Minaur has continued his incredible progress in 2018, reaching a career-high ranking of No.45 this week.

The 19-year-old jumped 27 places after his run to the final of the ATP 500 event in Washington DC, where he eventually went down to Alexander Zverev.

He’s now the new Australian No.2, moving ahead of Matt Ebden and John Millman.

January 1st – #208
January 15th – top 150 debut
June 11th – top 100 debut
August 6th – top 50 debut

Quite a year for @alexdeminaur pic.twitter.com/ChNeYIohnz

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) August 6, 2018

De Minaur began the year ranked outside the top 200 but has enjoyed a rapid rise thanks to sustained success on both the ATP and Challenger tours.

Another player enjoying a huge jump was James Duckworth, who rose 209 places to No.445 after advancing to the third round at the same event.

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Ajla Tomljanovic, a former world No.47, moved up five places to 60th after progressing to the quarterfinals of the WTA Premier tournament in San Jose, California, where she fell to eventual champion Mihaela Buzarnescu.

Here’s a list of the notable movers in the latest release of the ATP and WTA rankings.