It may have taken a few months, but someone finally did it.
Carlos Alcaraz has passed Jannik Sinner for the No. 1 spot on the ATP Live Race to Turin, the year-to-date standings that start at the beginning of the year and build up to the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin.
After not playing any lead-up tournaments, Sinner surged to No. 1 on the list with 2,000 points after winning the Australian Open, and had been at the top spot ever since despite that being his only tournament of the year so far—he hasn’t played since then due to a three-month period of ineligibility.
Alexander Zverev, who earned 1,300 points for reaching the final in Melbourne, was No. 2 on the list coming into Monte Carlo with 1,665 points.
But now, someone—Alcaraz—has finally passed Sinner.
The Spaniard was No. 5 on the list coming into Monte Carlo with 1,410 points, rose to No. 4 by reaching the quarterfinals, then to No. 2 by reaching the semifinals, and now—with 650 points for reaching the final—leapfrogs Sinner for the top spot with 2,060 points. He’ll surge to 2,410 points with the title.
ATP LIVE RACE TO TURIN (after Monte Carlo semifinals):
- No. 1: Carlos Alcaraz—2,060 points
- No. 2: Jannik Sinner—2,000 points
- No. 3: Alexander Zverev—1,675 points
- No. 4: Jack Draper—1,640 points
- No. 5: Novak Djokovic—1,520 points
- No. 6: Alex de Minaur—1,485 points
- No. 7: Jakub Mensik—1,330 points
- No. 8: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina—1,210 points
- No. 9: Felix Auger-Aliassime—1,205 points
- No. 10: Ben Shelton—1,120 points
Lorenzo Musetti, who’s currently at No. 13 with 1,000 points going into the Monte Carlo final, will jump to No. 7 with 1,350 points if he wins the title.
