If Jannik Sinner wins the title in Paris this week, he’ll take the No. 1 ranking back from Alcaraz next Monday, November 3rd.
Alcaraz is now stuck at 11,250 points, and Sinner, who didn’t play in Paris last year, will keep adding to his 10,510 points with every win—10,600 for reaching the third round, 10,700 for reaching the quarterfinals, 10,900 for reaching the semifinals, 11,150 for reaching the final and 11,500 for winning the title.
Whether Alcaraz or Sinner is ranked No. 1 next Monday, the battle for the top spot is a little bit up in the air from there.
There are two ATP 250s next week, with neither Alcaraz nor Sinner entered, and if that stays the same, whoever is No. 1 next week will stay at No. 1 the week of November 10th.
But then the pressure is back on Sinner, as he’s defending the maximum 1,500 points that week at the ATP Finals, where he won the title undefeated last year, whereas Alcaraz is only defending 200 points for winning one round-robin match. According to the ATP website those points are dropping off on November 17th, the Monday after this year’s ATP Finals.
