ATP Rankings: Carlos Alcaraz back on top, Alexander Bublik reaches new high after Halle title
Clinching his maiden grass-court title at the ATP 500 Cinch Championships at Queen’s Club has propelled Carlos Alcaraz back to the world No 1 ranking.
Alcaraz will hold the top spot for at least the next three weeks with the post-Wimbledon update the earliest he could lose his No 1 status.
By that time, Alcaraz will have been World No 1 for a cumulative total of 28 weeks.
This is Alcaraz’s fourth reign as world No 1 since first ascending to the pinnacle of the ATP Rankings on 12 September 2023.
The previous three reigns were all ended when Novak Djokovic returned to the position he has made his own.
Djokovic doesn’t appear to be consumed by his ranking though otherwise he might have opted to turn out in one of the pre-Wimbledon grass court events.
However, Djokovic has prioritised his performance at Wimbledon and has had success with this approach before.
The only other change to the top ten of the ATP Rankings sees Jannik Sinner move up from ninth to eighth swapping places with American No 1 Taylor Fritz.
Fritz hasn’t enjoyed a great grass court season and he is one of only two top 10 players to opt to turn out in this coming week.
While Fritz is the top seed at Eastbourne, Tsitsipas will spend the week on the grass of Mallorca.
Tsistipas cannot alter his ranking through performances poor or excellent but Fritz could retake eighth spot from Sinner with a tournament win at Eastbourne.
Halle titlist Alexander Bublik is the biggest mover in the top 50 as he jumped 22 places to a career-high No 26 after defeating childhood friend Andrey Rublev in the final at the OWL Arena.
Queen’s finalist Alex De Minaur jumps up two places to be world No 16 and is in line to avoid facing another top seed at Wimbledon until at least the fourth round.
Alexander Zverev’s run to the semi-finals in Halle has seen him resume the role of German No 1 as he inched ahead of compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff and up to 21 in the world.
Only three players have the potential to be world No 1 after Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz needs to match or better Djokovic’s performance at the Slam to hold onto the top spot with just 80 points separating them the Serbian doesn’t necessarily need to win the tournament to take back the top spot.
The dark horse in the world No 1 race is Daniil Medvedev who will start Wimbledon only just in range of the top ranking provided both Alcaraz and Djokovic are eliminated before the Round of 16, and he wins the tournament.
ATP Rankings Top 20
1. Carlos Alcaraz Spain – 7,675
2. Novak Djokovic Serbia – 7,595 points
3. Daniil Medvedev – 5,890
4. Casper Ruud Norway – 4,960
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas Greece – 4,670
6. Holger Rune Denmark – 4,510
7. Andrey Rublev – 4,255
8. Jannik Sinner Italy – 3,345
9. Taylor Fritz United States – 3,310
10. Frances Tiafoe United States – 3,085
11. Karen Khachanov – 3,035
12. Felix Auger-Aliassime Canada – 2,760
13. Cameron Norrie Great Britain – 2,610
14. Borna Coric Croatia – 2,305
15. Lorenzo Musetti Italy – 2,210
16. Alex De Minaur Australia – 2,115
17. Tommy Paul United States – 2,110
18. Hubert Hurkacz Poland – 2,060
19. Francisco Cerundolo Argentina – 1,655
20. Pablo Carreno Busta Spain – 1,640
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