ATP Rankings: Jannik Sinner draws level with Carlos Alcaraz, Denis Shapovalov +22, Mattia Bellucci +24
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are now neck and neck for the number of weeks spent at No 1 in the ATP Rankings while Alex de Minaur, Denis Shapovalov and Mattia Bellucci enjoyed memorable weeks.
Three-time Grand Slam winner Sinner has been top of the rankings since June last year when he replaced Novak Djokovic and he has moved to 36 weeks in total on the all-time list, drawing level with Carlos Alcaraz.
The pair are joint-16th, but the Italian will next week move ahead of Alcaraz while he is also set to overtake Ilie Nastase (40 weeks) and Andy Murray (41 weeks) in the coming month as he is assured of remaining at No 1 until late March.
Sinner still has a healthy lead at the top as he is 3,695 points ahead of second-placed Alexander Zverev with Alcaraz another 625 points adrift in third place.
Alcaraz, though, has made up some ground on Zverev as he picked up 500 points for his Rotterdam Open title run as he lifted his maiden indoor trophy with victory over De Minaur in the final.
Australian De Minaur and is up two places a he returns to No 6 in the rankings with Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev the men to drop one place each.
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There were minor changes outside the top 10 with Stefanos Tsitsipas up one place, Holger Rune climbed two spots, Grigor Dimitrov slipped two places, Ben Shelton is down one, Jack Draper and Lorenzo Musetti are up one spot each and Ugo Humbert dropped two places.
Shapovalov was the biggest mover into the top 50 as the Canadian surged 22 places to No 32 after winning the biggest title of his career – the ATP 500 Dallas Open.
A former world No 10, Shapovalov beat Casper Ruud in the final for his third ATP singles trophy. Jaume Munar reached the quarter-final in Texas and he is up 11 places to a career-high No 52.
Back in Rotterdam, qualifier Bellucci claimed his first-ever top-10 win when he beat world No 7 Daniil Medvedev in the second round and he also upset Stefanos Tsitsipas. His reward is a 24-place rise to a new high of No 68.
ATP Rankings Top 20
1. Jannik Sinner Italy – 11,830 points
2. Alexander Zverev Germany – 8,135
3. Carlos Alcaraz Spain – 7,510
4. Taylor Fritz United States – 5,100
5. Casper Ruud Norway – 4,480
6. Alex de Minaur Australia – 4,015
7. Novak Djokovic Serbia – 3,900
8. Daniil Medvedev – 3,830
9. Tommy Paul United States – 3,445
10. Andrey Rublev – 3,270
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas Greece – 3,095
12. Holger Rune Denmark – 3,010
13. Grigor Dimitrov Bulgaria – 2,945
14. Ben Shelton United States – 2,930
15. Jack Draper Great Britain – 2,680
16. Lorenzo Musetti Italy – 2,650
17. Ugo Humbert France – 2,625
18. Frances Tiafoe United States – 2,560
19. Arthur Fils France – 2,355
20. Hubert Hurkacz Poland – 2,305
