Nick Kyrgios returned to winning ways with a huge victory in the first round of the 2025 Miami Open.
The Australian star fought back to beat Mackenzie McDonald, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Miami Open.
Kyrgios had lost his previous four matches on the ATP Tour, as he struggled with various injury issues over recent years.
The 29-year-old had retired with an injury during his previous match, as Botic van de Zandschulp beat Kyrgios in Indian Wells.
A lot has changed in the world of tennis since Kyrgios last won a tour-level match, at the Japan Open, 895 days ago.
Several players have fallen out of the world’s top ten since Kyrgios‘ win over Kamil Majchrzak in Tokyo, with one top star retiring from the sport altogether.
What the ATP top ten looked like when Nick Kyrgios last won a professional match and where they are now
1. Carlos Alcaraz (2025 rank – 3rd)
Following his win at the 2022 US Open, Carlos Alcaraz became world number one for the first time, a ranking he held for 20 weeks.
The Spaniard has added three Major titles to his trophy cabinet in the last three years, as he continues to perform at the world’s biggest tournaments.
Alcaraz’s ranking has slipped to number three recently, however, following the emergence of his Italian rival Jannik Sinner.
2. Rafael Nadal (2025 rank – retired)
22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal won his final two Major titles in 2022, beginning the year strongly, with victories in Melbourne and Paris.
Injuries began to trouble him, however, as he quickly fell down the rankings in 2023 and 2024.
Nadal retired from tennis in 2024, following the conclusion of the Davis Cup Finals, where Spain lost to the Netherlands.
3. Casper Ruud (2025 rank – 6th)
Norway’s Casper Ruud was one win away from the world number one ranking when he took on Alcaraz for the title at Flushing Meadows three years ago.
Coming up short, Ruud missed out on the top spot, but still enjoyed a spell in the world’s top five.
Since then, he has maintained his place in the top ten with several impressive results on clay courts, consistently reaching the latter stages of the French Open.
4. Daniil Medvedev (2025 rank – 8th)
Daniil Medvedev held the number-one ranking in 2022 but gave up the position to Alcaraz following a disappointing performance at the US Open.
The Russian’s form has been somewhat inconsistent in recent years, falling out of the top ten for a period in 2023.
Currently ranked eighth in the world, Medvedev will look to return to the top five before too long and could do so with a strong showing in Miami.
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (2025 rank – 10th)
The Greek star was tipped for greatness when he won the ATP Finals in 2019 but is yet to fully capitalize on his potential.
Ranked fifth in the world three years ago, Tsitsipas now sits in tenth, although his form looks to be turning in the right direction.
Tsistipas won the Dubai Tennis Championships last month, beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final, to take home his first ATP 500 title.
6. Alexander Zverev (2025 rank – 2nd)
Germany’s Alexander Zverev suffered a horrific injury at the 2022 French Open and continued his descent down the rankings throughout the remainder of the year.
Bouncing back impressively, Zverev has reached two Grand Slam finals over the past 12 months, returning to his career-high ranking of second.
With Jannik Sinner banned from tennis for three months, many expected the 27-year-old to close the gap to the world number one, but his form has stuttered, winning just four matches at his last four tournaments.
7. Novak Djokovic (2025 rank – 5th)
Having won 24 Grand Slam titles as a professional, Novak Djokovic’s focus has unsurprisingly moved away from the number-one ranking in recent years.
Playing a lighter schedule than many of his younger rivals, the Serb has remained a fixture in the top ten by performing at the sport’s biggest events.
Now ranked fifth in the world, Djokovic will look ahead to the French Open and Wimbledon tournaments, as he searches for a 25th Major crown.
8. Taylor Fritz (2025 rank – 4th)
Taylor Fritz won the Japan Open in 2022, rising to number eight in the world, then a career-high ranking for the American.
He went from strength to strength in 2024, reaching his first Grand Slam final, becoming world number four in the process.
Trailing world number three Alcaraz by 2,000 points, Fritz has a lot of work to do if he wants to continue his rise up the rankings in 2025.
9. Andrey Rublev (2025 rank – 9th)
The only player to maintain their ranking three years on is Andrey Rublev, who is still ranked number nine in the world.
Rublev is always one to watch out for on the ATP Tour, picking up results when you least expect him to.
Many had counted him out as he struggled for form earlier this year, before Rublev won the Qatar Open seemingly out of nowhere, before losing his opening matches in Dubai and at Indian Wells.
10. Cameron Norrie (2025 rank – 81st)
Britain’s Cameron Norrie has fallen 71 places in the rankings over the past three years, after a tough 2024 season marred by injury.
Quarter-final appearances in Hong Kong and Delray Beach provided some hope for fans of the 29-year-old, although it seems unlikely we’ll see him return to the top ten.
Where was Nick Kyrgios ranked when he last won a professional match on the ATP Tour?
Struggling with injury, Kyrgios withdrew from the 2022 Tokyo Open ahead of his quarter-final match with Fritz.
When the next set of rankings was released on the following Monday, Kyrgios fell to 21st place, just eight spots off of his career high.
Currently ranked 892nd in the world after a period of inactivity, the Australian will jump over 250 places to 626th after beating McDonald in the first round of the Miami Open.
Kyrgios will no doubt hope to score another win when he takes on Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the second round on Friday, March 21.
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