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ATP World Tour: Rising tennis stars whom you need to know

By Maxwell Ogden

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Alexander Zverev of Germany serves during the Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match against Milos Raonic of Canada on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Alexander Zverev of Germany serves during the Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match against Milos Raonic of Canada on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: Andrey Rublev of Russia plays a backhand during the Gentlemen’s Singles second round match against Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: Andrey Rublev of Russia plays a backhand during the Gentlemen’s Singles second round match against Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

Andrey Rublev, Russia

Age: 19 (10/20/1997)
ATP World Tour Ranking: No. 51
Race to Milan Ranking: No. 3
2017 W-L Record: 10-7 (2-3 in Grand Slams)

Andrey Rublev is only 19 years of age, but he’s already sitting just outside of the Top 50 players in the world. The second-youngest player in the Top 100 of the ATP World Tour rankings, Rublev is making intriguing progress this early in his career.

Karen Khachanov may be further along in his development, but Rublev is close behind in him in terms of the future of Russian men’s tennis.

Thus far in 2017, Rublev has secured upset victories over the likes of Fabio Fognini, Paolo Lorenzi, and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. He’s also won a match at two different Grand Slam events: The Australian Open and Wimbledon.

The signs of greatness are still few and far between, but Rublev is building a solid foundation for his future success.

Rublev seems to be most comfortable on clay, although he’s adapting his style to every type of surface. He proved as much when he won the Croatia Open—a clay court tournament that required him to win two qualifying matches just to enter.

Between Khachanov and Rublev, Russia should be well represented over the course of the next decade at the French Open.

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