By Tony Fairbairn
- Jannik Sinner is the new world number one as Carlos Alcaraz is world number two after the Spaniard’s Roland Garros triumph
- Coco Gauff becomes new world number two while Roland Garros finalist Jasmine Paolini makes top ten debut
- Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie drop down the rankings ahead of the grass court season
PARIS, FRANCE – Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz overtake Novak Djokovic in the world rankings while Coco Gauff and Roland Garros finalist Jasmine Paolini achieve new ranking milestones.
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ATP Rankings and Brits Top 10
The rankings report begins with the fallout from an eventful Roland Garros campaign which saw Carlos Alcaraz claim his third Grand Slam title with a five set victory over Alexander Zverev. The Spaniard showed he had the longevity, quality and fitness to last the pace as he has now won a Grand Slam title on all three surfaces. As a result Alcaraz overtook Novak Djokovic as world number two as he now has his sights set on the Wimbledon title defence.
However also overtaking Djokovic as well as Alcaraz is the new world number one Jannik Sinner as the Italian reached the semi-finals in Paris and became number one in the world after Djokovic’s withdrawal. The Italian has had a sensational last ten months and came so close to a second Grand Slam title this season but suffered a five set defeat to Alcaraz. As for finalist Zverev, the German strengthens his position as world number four after playing himself into form in the latter stages of the clay court season.
In other ranking news Alex De Minaur returned to the world’s top ten after reaching his first Roland Garros quarter-final as he replaced Stefanos Tsitsipas as the world number nine. There was a two place drop for Holger Rune who is now 15 in the world after narrowly missing out on the quarter-finals. While Corentin Moutet’s run to the fourth round secured a 23 place up the rankings to 56 in the world. There is a top 100 debut for Zizou Bergs as the Belgian reached the third round of Roland Garros as a qualifier and has climbed 23 places to 81 in the world.
As for the Brits, there were no wins in singles which saw some dramatic falls down the rankings. Andy Murray’s grass court challenger points came off which means he falls 22 places down the rankings to 97 in the world. While Cameron Norrie has fallen down the rankings six places to 39 in the world as recent poor form could result in him not being seeded for Wimbledon. Meanwhile Billy Harris’ recent good form has been rewarded with a 18 place climb to 183 in the world as he is in pole position for a Wimbledon wildcard.
ATP
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 9,525 points
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 8,580
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 8,360
- Alexander Zverev (GER) – 6,885
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 6,485
- Andrey Rublev (RUS) – 4,710
- Casper Ruud (NOR) – 4,025
- Hubert Hurkacz (POL) – 3,995
- Alex De Minaur (AUS) – 3,845
- Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) – 3,775
ATP Brits
- Cameron Norrie (39 in the world) – 1,150 points
- Jack Draper (40) – 1,131
- Dan Evans (62) – 828
- Andy Murray (97) – 623
- Liam Broady (145) – 415
- Jan Choinski (176) – 350
- Billy Harris (183) – 339
- Oliver Crawford (220) – 279
- Ryan Peniston (228) – 267
- Arthur Fery (246) – 246
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WTA Rankings and Brits Top 10
On the women’s side, Coco Gauff achieved a new milestone as she was the only one of the three main contenders to challenge Iga Swiatek. The American reached the semi-finals and was comfortably beaten by the world number one but Gauff not only claimed doubles glory but is now the new world number two, overtaking Aryna Sabalenka in the rankings. Now Gauff aims to continue the momentum on the grass court season, where she struggled last year.
Another player to achieve a rankings milestone is Jasmine Paolini after the Italian reached her first Grand Slam final only to lose to Swiatek in the final. Despite the heavy defeat it was a good tournament as she beat Grand Slam champions Bianca Andreescu and Elena Rybakina which resulted in Paolini becoming a top ten player for the first time in her career. A six place rise to seven in the world gives Paolini a good platform to build on for the rest of the season.
In other ranking news Beatriz Haddad Maia failed to defend her semi-final points from this year as she fell down the rankings by six places to 20 in the world. Meanwhile this year’s semi-finalist Mirra Andreeva climbed up 15 places to 23 in the world as she caused the upset of the tournament by knocking out Sabalenka. Last year’s finalist Karolina Muchova was absent from this year’s tournament and fell down the rankings by 19 spots to 35 in the world.
As for the Brits there were minor drops down the rankings for Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart who went out in the first round. However Francesca Jones is into the world’s top 250 after climbing ten places to 249 in the world after winning an ITF event in Italy. There was also a four place drop for Emma Raducanu to 209 in the world after missing Roland Garros as she aims to make major strides in the grass court season.
WTA
- Iga Swiatek (POL) – 11,695 points
- Coco Gauff (USA) – 7,988
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – 7,788
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – 5,973
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4,625
- Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) – 4,503
- Jasmine Paolini (ITA) – 4,068
- Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – 4,005
- Maria Sakkari (GRE) – 3,980
- Ons Jabeur (TUN) – 3,748
WTA Brits
- Katie Boulter (30 in the world) – 1,671
- Harriet Dart (92) – 779
- Jodie Burrage (104) – 712
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (145) – 505
- Heather Watson (158) – 476
- Emma Raducanu (209) – 353
- Francesca Jones (249) – 291
- Amarni Banks (268) – 267
- Sonay Kartal (271) – 264
- Katy Dunne (320) – 212
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