Jannik Sinner begins its 66th overall week from number 1 in the world after the 65 consecutive years spent at the top of the ranking ATP from June 10, 2024 to September 7, 2025. The blue passed Carlos Alcaraz after the title won at Paris Masters 1000. However, the Spaniard will return number 1on the eve of Nitto ATP Finals of Turin, when the next ranking will be published in which players will no longer be able to count the points won in last year’s “Masters”. In Turin, the Spaniard is benefiting from last year’s negative results when he scored just 200 points for winning a match in the group. Sinner on the other hand will lose the 1500 points for winning last year’s edition. Therefore, to end the year at the top of the rankings, the South Tyrolean will have to win the tournament again and hope that Alcaraz doesn’t win more than two matches.
Sinner, first Italian champion at Wimbledonand winner of theAustralian Openwon the third at “La Défense Arena”Big Title” of 2025, the category in which they fall, according to the definition ofATPgli Slamle Finalsi Masters 1000 e i Olympic Games. It is also the second year in a row in which he has won at least three, after the six he took home in 2024.
Il number 1 in the worldhe is the fifth active player with the mostMasters 1000active laterNovak Djokovic (40), Carlos Alcaraz (8), Alexander Zverev (7) e Daniil Medvedev(6). So far he has won a “Big Title” every 6.3 tournaments played in his career. Only Djokovic (3.3),Rafael Nadal (3,5), Alcaraz (3,9), Roger Federer (4,4), Pete Sampras (4,9) e Andre Agassi(6,1) have a higher success rate in these events.
As well as securing a return to the top of the table, Sinner has also tightened the title race for the positionworld number 1 at the end of the season. As for the Italians, the scenario less than a week before the start ofATP Finalssees four players in theTop 30 ATP e otto tra i top 100 in the world. The progress in the rankings is notableLorenzo Giustino e Marco Cecchinato. The 34-year-old Neapolitan gains 40 positions, climbing up to number 229 after the victory atChallenger in Monastirhis second title on the circuit after the success in Almaty in 2019. The Sicilian, despite being beaten in the final atChallenger in Limagains 29 and goes up to number 233.
This onetop ten of the new ATP rankings: 1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) 11.500 (+1) 2. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) 11.250 (-1) 3. Alexander Zverev (Ger) 5.560 (–) 4. Taylor Fritz (Usa) 4.735 (–) 5. Novak Djokovic (Srb) 4.580 (–) 6. Ben Shelton (Usa) 3.970 (+1) 7. Alex De Minaur (Aus) 3.935 (-1) 8. Happy Auger-Also (Can) 3.790 (+2) 9. Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) 3.685 (-1) 10. Casper Ruud(Nor) 3,235 (-1) So do the other Italians: 22.Flavio Cobolli 2.025 (+1) 26. Luciano Darderi 1.609 (+1) 42. Lorenzo Sonego 1.190 (+3) 63. Matteo Berrettini 895 (-2) 64. Matteo Arnaldi 883 (+2) 75. Mattia Bellucci 783 (+1) 81. Luca Nardi 747 (–) 129. Francesco Passaro 480 (+3) 139. Andrea Pellegrino 446 (+1) 151. Matteo Gigante 407 (-1).
Sinner and Alcaraz: performance in South Korea
The rumors of the last few days have been confirmed.Sinner e Alcarazthey will play an exhibition inSouth Koreaprecisely in Incheon, on January 10, 2026. This was confirmed by the organizers of the event. Thenumber 1 e il number 2 in the worldthey will therefore “cross paths” 8 days before the start of the raceAustralian Openthe first major event of the new year, where the Italian will have to defend the title, won in both 2025 and 2024.