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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
Milos' ranking will definitely improve (he is already up three spots based on his Aussie Open performance to date).
As far as how the rankings work, it's basically the following: Points are earned at every tournament during a 52-week stretch, the amount of which are determined by how far players advance in said event. The flip side is that it means the player has more points to defend the following year at the same tournament. Let's say Milos wins his next match and makes the semi-finals. That's great for his ranking and obviously his wallet this year, but it also means he needs to make the semi-finals next year just to defend those ranking points.
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Indeed. The points system is really a competition against yourself the previous year. To illustrate, Nadal is in the quarterfinals. He lost in the quarters last year, so if he loses his next match, he stays exactly where he is on points and gains nothing. Nishikori's in the quarters too, but he didn't even play this tournament last year, so he's already gained 360 points.
Meanwhile, Milos is currently live-ranked 14th, with 2250 points. He lost the opening round last year and so is already up 350 points. If he wins the next match, he goes to 2610, which would jump him ahead of Coric and Tsitsipas (unless Tsitsipas also wins).
Shapovalov, meanwhile, gained 45 points on his results last year, because he got to the third round where last year he lost in round 2. He sits 25th in the rankings. However, Tiafoe is in 30th, and is still alive, so if he wins another match he would jump ahead of Shapo and a number of others.