Turin, 14 Aug. (LaPresse) – The ATP has today published its new weekly rankings to include the results of the Montreal Masters 1000, which, for statistical purposes, will still be considered the 10 August rankings. The figures confirm that this is Jannik Sinner’s 84th week as world No. 1, leading the rankings with 13,450 points. He will remain at the top at least until early October, when the ATP 500 in Beijing takes place – a tournament he won last year. Despite his decision to skip Cincinnati, after the upcoming Masters 1000 he will have 12,800 points: he will in fact lose 650 points, which he earned by reaching last year’s final. Carlos Alcaraz, ranked number 2, has 8,160 points but will lose the 1,000 he earned last year by winning the title in Cincinnati, and then the 2,000 for his victory at the US Open. Sinner will therefore only have to watch out for Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who remains number 3 with 8,090 points this week. In the next rankings, Zverev will lose 400 points, the result of last year’s semi-final in Cincinnati. Therefore, by winning the tournament, he could gain up to 600 points: his maximum total would thus be 8,690 points, 3,680 fewer than Sinner’s. It will therefore be impossible for him to overtake Sinner at the US Open, which offers 2,000 points. However, Sinner will still need to perform well in New York, where he triumphed last year, to keep the German at bay in the rankings and consolidate his top spot ahead of the Asian season.
Tennis: ATP rankings – Sinner set to remain No. 1 until the Beijing tournament in early October
Turin, 14 Aug. (LaPresse) – The ATP has today published its new weekly rankings to include the results of the Montreal Masters 1000, which, for statistical purposes, will still be considered the 10 August rankings. The figures confirm that this is Jannik Sinner’s 84th week as world No. 1, leading the rankings with 13,450 points. He will remain at the top at least until early October, when the ATP 500 in Beijing takes place – a tournament he won last year. Despite his decision to skip Cincinnati, after the upcoming Masters 1000 he will have 12,800 points: he will in fact lose 650 points, which he earned by reaching last year’s final. Carlos Alcaraz, ranked number 2, has 8,160 points but will lose the 1,000 he earned last year by winning the title in Cincinnati, and then the 2,000 for his victory at the US Open. Sinner will therefore only have to watch out for Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who remains number 3 with 8,090 points this week. In the next rankings, Zverev will lose 400 points, the result of last year’s semi-final in Cincinnati. Therefore, by winning the tournament, he could gain up to 600 points: his maximum total would thus be 8,690 points, 3,680 fewer than Sinner’s. It will therefore be impossible for him to overtake Sinner at the US Open, which offers 2,000 points. However, Sinner will still need to perform well in New York, where he triumphed last year, to keep the German at bay in the rankings and consolidate his top spot ahead of the Asian season.