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'Brutal but fun' - How US college fuelled Fearnley's rapid rise

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Jacob Fearnley has moved into the world's top 100 on the ATP Tour.

The 23-year-old Scot is ranked 98th in the world, from 646th at the start of this year .

He is the fourth biggest rise into the top 100 since 2000 , according to ATP statistics.

The Scot moved to a career-high 98th on Thursday after reaching US Open semi-finals.

Fearnley has won a hat-trick of titles on the Challenger Tour this season .

He has climbed 547 places in the top 100 after winning a wildcard against Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon .

The 24 -time major champion has played only two tour-level events - Wimbledon and Eastbourne .

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