Milan, Sept. 15 (LaPresse) – The week dedicated to the Davis Cup left the ATP rankings in the top 48 positions unchanged. Italy, which has four players in the Top 30 like only the United States, enters the Asian season with the ambition of continuing the successful trend of 2025.
However, as Luca Marianantoni wrote on SuperTennis, it will be difficult for Sinner to reclaim the top spot by the end of 2025, after the US Open. Looking at the Race, the ranking based on seasonal results which will coincide with the classic ranking at the end of the year, Sinner must recover 2,590 points compared to Alcaraz.
Jannik will have to attempt a feat similar to that completed in 2016 by Andy Murray, who after the US Open won two Masters 1000 (Shanghai and Vienna), two ATP 500 (Beijing and Vienna), and the Nitto ATP Finals undefeated, for a total of 4,500 points. Djokovic, his rival for the top ranking, has only 1,540.
Alcaraz, who became the youngest world No. 1 in 2022, could become the eleventh player, and the second after Rafa Nadal, to finish at least two seasons as world No. 1 in the computer ranking era, introduced in 1973.