South African tennis player Kevin Anderson has climbed two places to 18th in the latest ATP World Tour singles rankings, released on Monday.
He managed to equal his highest position ever in the world ranking, which he obtained last March, before slipping back down to 19th and 20th over the course of the last few months.
Anderson cruised to a fourth appearance in a grand slam fourth round at last week’s French Open, before losing out to 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 against Spain’s David Ferrer.
Anderson’s passage to the fourth round came with a victory over Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, who retired after a back injury after losing the first set 6-3.
In the world doubles rankings, South Africa’s Raven Klaasen shot three places up to 27th. Klaasen and his American doubles teammate Eric Butorac bowed out in the second round of the French Open.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s Chani Scheepers slipped to 97th on the standings and climbed four places to 50 in her doubles rankings.
