Somdev rises to career-best 127

Courtesy his semi-final appearance at the Aptos Challenger, Somdev Devvarman [ Images ] jumped eight rungs to achieve a career-best singles ranking of 127 on Monday.

After a long time, Somdev achieved a desired result on the circuit and was rewarded in the latest ATP rankings for his brilliant run.

Prakash Amritraj [ Images ], however, continued his slide as his ranking dipped further to 264, a drop of 10 positions.

Leander Paes [ Images ] (6) and Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] (8) had their doubles rankings unchanged.

In the women's rankings, Sania Mirza [ Images ] marginally improved both singles and doubles rankings. She rose two rungs to 83 in singles and gained three positions, rising to 39 in doubles.