Jannik Sinner has significantly extended his lead in the ATP world rankings with his impressive victory at the Cincinnati Open. The Italian has been in first place since the French Open and has consolidated his leading position with a lead of 2,300 points over second-placed Novak Djokovic.
Carlos Alcaraz follows in third place, 100 points behind. This success guarantees Sinner the world ranking lead until at least October 6. Sinner, who currently has 9,760 points to his name, will only lose 180 points at the upcoming US Open, while Djokovic can expect to lose 2,000 points.
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Alcaraz will lose 720 points. Even in the worst case scenario, should Sinner be eliminated in the first round and Alcaraz or fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev win the tournament, Sinner will still lead by more than 900 points.
The next big points fights
After the US Open, the Davis Cup and the Laver Cup are on the agenda, before the China Open at the end of September is the time to play for important points again. Here, Sinner is the defending champion and will lose 500 points, while Alcaraz and Zverev each have 180 points to defend.
Even if one of them wins the tournament, they will not be able to overtake Sinner in the rankings. The Shanghai Masters will then offer the next opportunity for Sinner’s pursuers. The ATP Masters 1000 tournament will take place from 30 to 34 June.
September to October 6. The world rankings will be updated on October 7, and it remains to be seen if anyone can challenge Sinner’s lead. There are no changes in the top 10 of the world rankings.
Zverev follows Medvedev, Rublev, Hurkacz, Ruud, Dimitrov and de Minaur. The top-ranked American, Taylor Fritz, goes into his home Grand Slam as number 12 despite his early loss in Cincinnati. Ben Shelton had a chance to overtake Fritz, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals and only moved up one place to 13th.
Frances Tiafoe, another American, made a big jump, climbing seven places to No. 20 after reaching the final. Jack Draper of Britain reached a new career-high of No. 25, while Canadian Open winner Alexei Popyrin dropped five places after a first-round loss in Cincinnati.
