The ATP rankings published after Wimbledon show Jannik Sinner still comfortably in first place, while Carlos Alcaraz has dropped to third after missing much of the season through injury.
Alcaraz’s lost season
The Murcian injured his wrist in Barcelona and has been out of action for a large part of the year. Under the ATP system, players must defend the points they earned the previous year, and by missing Wimbledon, where he was defending a large haul, Alcaraz lost points he could not replace.
Zverev’s rise
Alexander Zverev has taken advantage. The German won his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros and then reached the Wimbledon final, results that have lifted him to second place.
The top ten
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jannik Sinner (Italy) | 13,450 |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev (Germany) | 8,480 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | 8,160 |
| 4 | Félix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) | 4,740 |
| 5 | Alex de Minaur (Australia) | 4,110 |
| 6 | Ben Shelton (USA) | 3,770 |
| 7 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | 3,760 |
| 8 | Daniil Medvedev | 3,670 |
| 9 | Flavio Cobolli (Italy) | 3,460 |
| 10 | Taylor Fritz (USA) | 3,365 |
The gap between the top three and the rest is striking: Sinner has more than three times the points of the player in fourth.
How the rankings work
A player’s ranking is based on their best results over the previous 12 months, from up to 19 tournaments. Points earned at an event drop off a year later, so a player must match or improve on the previous year’s result to keep them.
Alcaraz’s comeback
Alcaraz will not play in Toronto but is aiming to return in Cincinnati, ahead of the US Open. With relatively few points to defend in the rest of the season, a strong run on the North American hard courts could quickly move him back up — and keep his rivalry with Sinner at the centre of the sport.
