ATP Rankings Update: Sinner dethrones Alcaraz as World No.1, Vacherot debuts in top 20 as Tsitsipas falls outside top 60

Another Masters 1000 event in 2026 has come and gone. A whole heap of points has been offered out from the Monte-Carlo Masters, with players capitalising on the prestigious tournament and making moves up the rankings. From right at the top, there has been change all over the ATP rankings as points come falling off as players look to regroup ahead of a busy clay swing.

There is movement at the top of the rankings. Jannik Sinner is back at number one after getting the better of former world number one and reigning champion in Monaco Carlos Alcaraz. He knew that winning a fourth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament on the spin would boost him back to the top spot, and that is exactly what he did.

Alcaraz drops down to second for the first time since the start of November 2025 for just one week before the ATP Finals. He will look to defend the points won from last year’s final run at the Barcelona Open and even gain some with a title along with the fact that Sinner is not in action.

It is another semi-final defeat for Alexander Zverev in 2026 as he extends the gap to fourth place Novak Djokovic who has not featured since Indian Wells. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s run to the quarterfinal sees him go up to a joint career-high of world number five. Ben Shelton did not play but still moved up two positions to sixth thanks to Alex de Minaur falling to seventh and last year’s runner-up Lorenzo Musetti, plummeting from fifth to ninth after a second round exit. Taylor Fritz benefits from this, rising to eighth with Daniil Medvedev rounding off the top 10.

Alexander Bublik is on the verge of returning after a last-eight run. He is 25 points behind the Russian while extending the gap to Casper Ruud in 12th.

It was another fairytale run for Valentin Vacherot. A second Masters 1000 semi-final, completed in his home event, gained him a whopping 350 points and resulted in him debuting in the top 20. He jumps up six places to world number 17 as the incredible and unlikely rise continues.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina dips down to 23rd. He never turned up to defend his semi-final from last year. Holger Rune will lose 500 points with him not competing in Barcelona next week, but a return is imminent and he can plan on venturing back up the rankings. Jack Draper also loses more ground, now perched in 28th as his Madrid Open final defence draws nearer.

19-year-old Joao Fonseca made more of an impression by reaching a maiden Masters 1000 quarterfinal. He is starting to climb back up the rankings after a slow start to the year, sitting 35th after a positive week. Similar to the Brazilian, Zizou Bergs’s Monte-Carlo campaign was halted by Zverev. Nevertheless, as last-16 run sees him move up seven places into 40th, one off a joint career high. On that topic, Terence Atmane is on the cusp of debuting in the top 40. He is rewarded with a career high of 41st in the world.

As we go down the list, there are some notable movers. Stefanos Tsitsipas is a shell of his former self, continuting to reach new lows. The three-time champion in Monaco was unable to come close to defending his prize pool from last year, dropping another 19 places to 67th in the world. Another loser includes Alexei Popyrin, who can now be found in 59th after dropping 25 positions.

On the rise, Alexander Blockx broke new ground after reaching the third round of a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time. His reward: a 20-place rise to a career high of 71st in the world. Dino Prizmic also reached new heights thanks to reaching a Challenger final in Monza. A defeat to Raphael Colignon results in huge progress, boosting he 20-yera-old into a career high 87th. To a more experienced player, Cristian Garin only made the second round but this was still enough to see the Chilean complete a stark rise in the rankings. He has shot up 26 positions 83rd in the world, making a welcoming return to the top 100.

(as per livetennis.eu)