ATP Race Update: Jannik Sinner remains at the top as Carlos Alcaraz holds 5th spot

Monday, 07 April 2025 at 20:30

With the start of the clay swing, the ATP Tour season enters a new stage, along with updates in the ATP Race to Turin. With few changes at the top, Jannik Sinner remains in the lead, while Carlos Alcaraz is only just reaching No. 5. In the midst of Monte-Carlo, big changes are already looming, with only 5 of the top 10 still in competition after the first day.

The ATP Race only measures points earned during the calendar year – 2025 – starting from the first week of January. It is the ATP Race that will determine the 8 players qualified for the ATP Finals at the end of the season.

The battle for dethrone Sinner

Despite Jannik Sinner’s long absence, now reaching two months of suspension, the Italian remains at the top of the ATP Race. With only one tournament played – the Australian Open – his third Grand Slam title in Melbourne earned him 2,000 points, which none of his rivals have yet been able to surpass.

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Alexander Zverev, who was the runner-up and earned 1,300 points, has played five tournaments since then and still hasn’t caught up to Sinner, having added just 375 points since – a modest number considering that two of them were Masters 1000s and one an ATP 500. Since Sinner’s suspension, Sascha has been the top seed in every tournament he’s entered.

Rounding out the podium is Jack Draper, champion in Indian Wells a few weeks ago. Despite an early exit in Miami Open in the opener against the surprising Czech Jakub Mensik – who later went on to win the tournament – the British No. 1 now surpasses 1,500 points and sits in the top three. A good performance this week in Monte-Carlo could allow him to climb even further, and possibly even overtake Sinner in the Race.

Jack Draper won his first Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells three weeks ago

Also looking to make moves this week in the Race are Novak Djokovic (4th) and Carlos Alcaraz (5th). Both are strong contenders to take the title in Monte-Carlo, although with the inconsistent results on tour in recent months, an early exit wouldn’t be a total shock either. In any case, neither Nole nor Alcaraz are expected to need much time to find their rhythm on the clay courts.

If the title goes to any of the four leaders in the Race – from 2nd to 5th, considering Sinner’s absence – they will secure the ATP Race lead, and finally, after more than two months without the Italian, replace him at the top spot.

Mensik, Auger-Aliassime and Shelton out

In any case, calling someone a big favourite in Monte-Carlo – unlike a few years ago – no longer guarantees that they’ll take the title. In fact, it’s been a surprising start to the year, with two first-time Masters 1000 champions. Even in Miami, the surprises came early, with early exits from the Indian Wells finalists and regular favourites (Zverev, Djokovic, and Alcaraz).

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Considering that only eight players qualify for the ATP Finals at the end of the year, four of the current top eight in the ATP Race are not in contention this week. The No. 1 Sinner remains suspended. In the case of Jakub Mensik (6th), he didn’t make the cut for the Monte-Carlo entry list, as his ranking (prior to his Miami title) didn’t grant him a direct entry. Mensik chose not to play the qualifiers either.

Then came the eliminations, with Felix Auger-Aliassime (7th) and Ben Shelton (8th) both losing in the first round of Monte-Carlo. The Canadian couldn’t get past qualifier Daniel Altmaier, while Shelton delivered a disappointing performance against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

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Rounding out the ATP Race top 10 are Alex de Minaur – who hasn’t made his debut this week – and Taylor Fritz, who skipped the first Masters 1000 event on clay this season due to an abdominal injury. Major changes in the ATP Race rankings are already expected by next week.

#	Player	Age	Country	Pts	+/-
Last Update: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
1	Jannik Sinner	23	ITA	2000
2	Alexander Zverev	27	GER	1675	+10
3	Jack Draper	23	GBR	1550	+10
4	Novak Djoković	37	SRB	1520	+10
5	Carlos Alcaraz	21	ESP	1420	+10
6	Jakub Menšík	19	CZE	1330
7	Félix Auger-Aliassime	24	CAN	1205	+10
8	Ben Shelton	22	USA	1120	+10
9	Alex de Minaur	26	AUS	1095	+10
10	Tommy Paul	27	USA	1000
11	Taylor Fritz	27	USA	995
12	Holger Rune	21	DEN	970	+10
13	Sebastián Báez	24	ARG	930	+10
14	Tomáš Macháč	24	CZE	905	+10
15	Denis Shapovalov	25	CAN	885	+10
16	Francisco Cerúndolo	26	ARG	875	+10
17	Daniil Medvedev	29	RUS	860	+50
18	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	25	ESP	860	+50
19	Stefanos Tsitsipas	26	GRE	815	+10
20	Alexandre Müller	28	FRA	780	+50
21	Jiří Lehečka	23	CZE	770	+50
22	Andrey Rublev	27	RUS	740	+10
23	Tallon Griekspoor	28	NED	735	+10
24	Joao Fonseca	18	BRA	732
25	Gaël Monfils	38	FRA	675	+50
26	Camilo Ugo Carabelli	25	ARG	662	+40
27	Casper Ruud	26	NOR	635	+10
28	Grigor Dimitrov	33	BUL	620	+10
29	Arthur Fils	20	FRA	610	+10
30	Ugo Humbert	26	FRA	595	+10
31	Brandon Nakashima	23	USA	595	+10
32	Aleksandar Kovačević	26	USA	559
33	Lorenzo Sonego	29	ITA	550	+10
34	Matteo Berrettini	28	ITA	550	+50
35	Miomir Kecmanović	25	SRB	550	+10
36	Alex Michelsen	20	USA	535
37	Zizou Bergs	25	BEL	493
38	Nuno Borges	28	POR	490
39	Damir Džumhur	32	BIH	488
40	Marcos Giron	31	USA	460	+50
41	Frances Tiafoe	27	USA	450	+10
42	Sebastian Korda	24	USA	435	+10
43	Jaume Munar	27	ESP	420
44	Luciano Darderi	23	ITA	414
45	Francisco Comesaña	24	ARG	413
46	Reilly Opelka	27	USA	403
47	Laslo Djere	29	SRB	403	+16
48	Lorenzo Musetti	23	ITA	400	+50
49	Learner Tien	19	USA	400
50	Luca Nardi	21	ITA	400
51	Daniel Altmaier	26	GER	385	+80
52	Flavio Cobolli	22	ITA	385	+10
53	Mattia Bellucci	23	ITA	372	+16
54	Ethan Quinn	21	USA	369
55	Hubert Hurkacz	28	POL	365
56	Brandon Holt	27	USA	363
57	Quentin Halys	28	FRA	360
58	Pedro Martínez	27	ESP	355	+10
59	Jenson Brooksby	24	USA	340
60	Adam Walton	25	AUS	330
61	Fábián Marozsán	25	HUN	330	+40
62	Hamad Medjedović	21	SRB	330	+16
63	Matteo Arnaldi	24	ITA	325	+10
64	Dalibor Svrčina	22	CZE	325
65	Kei Nishikori	35	JPN	320
66	Valentin Royer	23	FRA	310
67	Borna Ćorić	28	CRO	308	+6
68	Pablo Carreño Busta	33	ESP	307
69	Márton Fucsovics	33	HUN	298
70	Christopher O'Connell	30	AUS	295
71	Roberto Carballés Baena	32	ESP	290
72	Raphaël Collignon	23	BEL	269
73	Mariano Navone	24	ARG	265	+40
74	Vít Kopřiva	27	CZE	265
75	Karen Khachanov	28	RUS	260	+10
76	Alexander Blockx	19	BEL	260
77	Corentin Moutet	25	FRA	250	+40
78	Tomás Martín Etcheverry	25	ARG	250	+10
79	Pierre Hugues Herbert	34	FRA	247	+16
80	Nishesh Basavareddy	19	USA	245
81	Jaime Faria	21	POR	243
82	Benjamin Bonzi	28	FRA	242
83	Thiago Monteiro	30	BRA	235
84	Shintaro Mochizuki	21	JPN	234
85	Tristan Boyer	23	USA	233
86	Eliot Spizzirri	23	USA	233
87	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	21	FRA	230	+10
88	Yoshihito Nishioka	29	JPN	229
89	Hugo Dellien	31	BOL	227
90	Jacob Fearnley	23	GBR	224
91	Tristan Schoolkate	24	AUS	220
92	Cameron Norrie	29	GBR	220
93	Emilio Nava	23	USA	220
94	Liam Draxl	23	CAN	220
95	Gabriel Diallo	23	CAN	218
96	Arthur Bouquier	24	FRA	216
97	Alexander Bublik	27	KAZ	215
98	Kyrian Jacquet	23	FRA	214
99	Colton Smith	22	USA	213
100	Federico Coria	33	ARG	211
101	Jordan Thompson	30	AUS	210	+50
102	Mackenzie McDonald	29	USA	209
103	Thiago Agustín Tirante	23	ARG	208
104	David Goffin	34	BEL	206	+16
105	Kamil Majchrzak	29	POL	206
106	Tomás Barrios Vera	27	CHI	206
107	Hady Habib	26	LBN	203
108	Jesper de Jong	24	NED	202
109	Daniel Elahi Galán	28	COL	201
110	Marin Čilić	36	CRO	200
111	Rinky Hijikata	24	AUS	196
112	Chun Hsin Tseng	23	TWN	194
113	Yunchaokete Bu	23	CHN	192	+40
114	Dmitry Popko	28	KAZ	191
115	Hugo Gaston	24	FRA	190
116	Román Andrés Burruchaga	23	ARG	178
117	Dušan Lajović	34	SRB	175	+40
118	Rei Sakamoto	18	JPN	172
119	James McCabe	21	AUS	167
120	Billy Harris	30	GBR	167
121	Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez	19	MEX	166
122	Yosuke Watanuki	26	JPN	165
123	Juan Pablo Ficovich	28	ARG	165
124	Alexis Galarneau	26	CAN	165
125	Constant Lestienne	32	FRA	163
126	Cristian Garín	28	CHI	162
127	Nikoloz Basilashvili	33	GEO	161
128	Alejandro Tabilo	27	CHI	160	+50
129	James Duckworth	33	AUS	160
130	Botic van de Zandschulp	29	NED	158
131	Francesco Passaro	24	ITA	158
132	Viktor Durasovic	28	NOR	155
133	Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg	21	FRA	154
134	Alexander Shevchenko	24	KAZ	151	+6
135	Jurij Rodionov	25	AUT	147
136	Filip Misolic	23	AUT	146
137	Christopher Eubanks	28	USA	146
138	Aleksandar Vukic	29	AUS	145
139	Nicolai Budkov Kjaer	18	NOR	144
140	Li Tu	28	AUS	143
141	Ugo Blanchet	26	FRA	142
142	Patrick Zahraj	25	GER	141
143	Andrea Vavassori	29	ITA	139
144	Carlos Taberner	27	ESP	139
145	Pol Martín Tiffon	25	ESP	139
146	Felipe Meligeni Alves	27	BRA	137
147	Michael Mmoh	27	USA	136
148	Calvin Hémery	30	FRA	136
149	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo	23	ARG	133	+6
150	Vilius Gaubas	20	LTU	133

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