ATP Rankings Update: Sinner increases gap at number one, Ruud back into top 20 as Draper falls outside top 70

Another Masters 1000 tournament has come and gone, with loads of movement inside the ATP Rankings. The Rome Open brewed a lot of surprises and storylines, leading to gigantic movements in the rankings whether that may be up or down. With Roland Garros fast approaching, there will be even more movement in the weeks that lay ahead.

The gap between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz is now almost 3000 points. The gap was extended after the Spaniard saw 1000 points come off his tally after not competing in the event this year due to a wrist injury. This opened the door for Sinner who took home a sixth successive Masters 1000 title and cements his spot as the world number one.

Alexander Zverev sits in third, and quite comfortably. Over 6000 points down on Alcaraz in second, he is still a good way ahead of the competition behind him. Novak Djokovic is his closest companion. The Serbian returned to action following a shoulder problem, but was dumped out in the second round of the Rome Open in an underwhelming display. The same fate occurred for Felix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton who remain fifth end sixth.

Taylor Fritz will soon make his clay debut, but a no-show at Foro Italico makes virtually no difference to his spot in the ATP rankings. Daniil Medvedev is the first mover. He climbed one spot into eighth after a semi-final run got his clay swing up and running. He overtakes Alex de Minaur who is desperately struggling for form. Alexander Bublik returns to the top 10 in the place of Lorenzo Musetti. He has already lost a huge tally of points after a lacklustre clay swing compared to last year. The points earned from his semi-final at Roland Garros will soon be taken off, indicating another swift fall.

Flavio Cobolli continues to shine with the Italian number two soon to be his. Andrey Rublev leaps above Jiri Lehecka into 13th while Luciano Darderi reaches a career-high 16th in the world amid a run to the semi-final of his home event.

He was defeated at that stage by a certain Casper Ruud. It was the fourth semi-final match he played in the Rome Open, and finally he prevailed to set up a final against Sinner. He would go on to lose, but a rapid return to the top 20 after falling out in Madrid was a welcoming reward.

Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Fils dropped two places with Learner Tien sneaking up behind them with a top 20 debut in store for the young American. Last year’s semi-finalist Tommy Paul lost 350 points but survived with just a seven-place drop.

19-year-old Spanish sensation Rafael Jodar is officially a top 32 player. His 2026 clay swing has been mesmerising with another quarter-final at Masters 1000 level his reward. Now 29th in the world, the sky is seemingly the limit for this talented craftsman.

The next big rise was a little further down the order. Serbian duo Miomir Kecmanovic and Hamad Medjedovic both gained ranking points via different routes. Medjedovic reached the last-16 in Rome for a maiden fourth round showing at this level. He now sits in a career-high 56th. Kecmanovic exited a lot earlier in Rome, but found success in a Challenger event in Valencia. Winning the title sealed him a 22-place rise into 48th.

New career-highs are in store for South American trio Juan Manuel Cerundolo (54th), Ignacio Buse (57th) and Thiago Agustin Tirante (578h). Jodar was not the only Spanish talent excelling in Rome. Martin Landaluce made a remarkable run to the quarter-final, earning him a number of points which in turn boosted him up 27 positions to 67th.

For Jack Draper, the injury crisis is showcased in a stark drop in the rankings. He is missing the rest of the clay swing with a knee injury, with his latest plummet being 26 places to 76th. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard could not recoup the points he was defending as he fell 19 spots to 77th. Hubert Hurkacz was defending the points from a quarter-final in 2025. A first round exit saw a sharp drop to 79th, dropping a staggering 26 positions.

(as per livetennis.eu)