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Monte-Carlo triumph pushes Jannik Sinner into first above Carlos Alcaraz

Monte-Carlo triumph pushes Jannik Sinner into first above Carlos Alcaraz
A new man is leading the ATP Race to Turin. Among that and more has changed after the Monte-Carlo Masters with a hectic week seeing movement up and down the order. The third Masters 1000 tournament of the year continues to offer a huge amount of points, and some players have capitalised on this with a chance to feature in the end of year tournament.

Sinner on top, Alcaraz lingers in second

That change at number one sees Jannik Sinner leading the way. Concerns around his start to the campaign have been buried in a very deep hole. The world number one has won 3,900 points this campaign, 3000 of them coming in the prior three Masters 1000 tournaments where he went on to win all of them. The latest being his maiden title on clay in this category at the Monte-Carlo Masters, as the two-time ATP Finals champion leads the way.
Carlos Alcaraz is not too far behind. It is expected that these two will be the first names on the plane to Turin in November. Their first meeting of the year on the ATP Tour would end in disappointment for the Spaniard who could not defend his title. However, more points on the board extend his gap to the challengers behind.

Jannik Sinner won the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters

Another semi-final in 2026 pushes Alexander Zverev into third with Daniil Medvedev, who did not even win a game in Monaco, bumping down to fourth. Another no-show by Novak Djokovic keeps him firmly planted in fifth while Alex de Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime climb to sixth after their quarterfinal runs.

Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul chose to follow in Djokovic’s footsteps and not make the trip to Monte-Carlo. However, this was to recover from the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, which Paul won. Shelton falls a couple of places, but is still in eighth, as Paul drops to a respectable 10th. In between sees Tomas Martin Etcheverry who has enjoyed a brilliant start to the season. No player has won more matches on clay than him, and that has resulted in him being an outside contender to feature in Turin.

Jiri Lehecka rises to 11th as Arthur Fils drops to 12th. A quarterfinal appearance moves the 2025 ATP Finals alternative Alexander Bublik into 13th as Frances Tiafoe and Francisco Cerundolo round off the top 15. Valentin Vacherot is one of the big risers, climbing from 33rd to 17th after his heroic semi-final showing. Taylor Fritz (20th) and Lorenzo Musetti (27th) have work to do if they are to return to the ATP Finals.

ATP Race as of 13/4/26

Rank Player Points
1 Jannik Sinner 3900
2 Carlos Alcaraz 3600
3 Alexander Zverev 2090
4 Daniil Medvedev 1710
5 Novak Djokovic 1400
6 Alex de Minaur 1245
7 Félix Auger-Aliassime 1165
8 Ben Shelton 1110
9 Tomás Martín Etcheverry 1035
10 Tommy Paul 1015
11 Jiří Lehečka 995
12 Arthur Fils 980
13 Alexander Bublik 960
14 Frances Tiafoe 955
15 Francisco Cerúndolo 950
16 Jakub Menšík 895
17 Valentin Vacherot 800
18 Luciano Darderi 795
19 Learner Tien 785
20 Taylor Fritz 765
21 Flavio Cobolli 740
22 Andrey Rublev 670
23 Sebastián Báez 665
24 Alejandro Tabilo 645
25 Ugo Humbert 610
26 Sebastian Korda 590
27 Lorenzo Musetti 585
28 Rafael Jódar 569
29 Mariano Navone 539
30 Brandon Nakashima 535
31 Casper Ruud 515
32 Cameron Norrie 510
33 Tallon Griekspoor 500
34 Ethan Quinn 493
35 Tomáš Macháč 480
36 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 460
37 Alexander Blockx 455
38 Román Andrés Burruchaga 447
39 Alex Michelsen 435
40 Marin Čilić 435
41 Hubert Hurkacz 435
42 Fábián Marozsán 420
43 Botic van de Zandschulp 415
44 Miomir Kecmanović 410
45 Raphaël Collignon 408
46 Vít Kopřiva 400
47 Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 399
48 Stefanos Tsitsipas 395
49 Quentin Halys 390
50 João Fonseca 390
51 Luca Van Assche 383
52 Zizou Bergs 375
53 Rinky Hijikata 373
54 Karen Khachanov 370
55 Daniel Mérida 367
56 Marcos Giron 365
57 Corentin Moutet 360
58 Yannick Hanfmann 359
59 Hamad Medjedović 351
60 Thiago Agustín Tirante 348
61 Camilo Ugo Carabelli 345
62 Mattia Bellucci 342
63 Marco Trungelliti 341
64 Ignacio Buse 340
65 Denis Shapovalov 320
66 Wu Yibing 312
67 Arthur Rinderknech 310
68 Matteo Berrettini 305
69 Aleksandar Kovačević 303
70 Térence Atmane 302
71 James Duckworth 301
72 Adrian Mannarino 300
73 Arthur Géa 296
74 Borna Gojo 296
75 Martin Landaluce 295
76 Alexander Shevchenko 287
77 Toby Samuel 283
78 Jaime Faria 281
79 Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 279
80 Zachary Svajda 276
81 Pablo Carreño Busta 273
82 Sebastian Ofner 270
83 Dane Sweeny 268
84 Francesco Maestrelli 266
85 Stan Wawrinka 265
86 Jack Draper 260
87 Nuno Borges 250
88 Pedro Martínez 248
89 Nicolás Mejía 232
90 Dino Prižmić 228
91 Rei Sakamoto 228
92 Titouan Droguet 223
93 Damir Džumhur 216
94 Márton Fucsovics 215
95 Cristian Garín 215
96 Eliot Spizzirri 213
97 Kamil Majchrzak 212
98 Chris Rodesch 212
99 Emilio Nava 207
100 Sho Shimabukuro 206

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