Thanks to the title won in Cincinnati and the defeats of Carlos Alcaraz And Alexander Zverevbeaten by the South Tyrolean in the semi-final, Jannik Sinner consolidates the first place in the ATP rankings. The Italian is sure to remain at the top for at least another month and therefore surpass the 13 weeks as number 1 of a champion like Boris Becker.
Novak Djokovic, currently ranked No. 2 in the ATP rankings, skipped Cincinnati, a tournament he won in 2023, thus losing his 1,000 points from last year. The Serb is now more than 2,300 points behind Sinner. Djokovic is followed by Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and German Alexander Zverev. Finalist in Ohio, American Frances Tiafoe, 26, returns to the Top 20, gaining seven positions. His compatriot Ben Shelton, 21, achieves the best position of his career, climbing to 13th place (+1).
ATP Ranking:
- Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 9,760 points
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 7,460
- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 7.360
- Alexander Zverev (GER) – 7,035
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – 6,275
- Andrei Rublev (RUS) – 4,805
- Hubert Hurkacz (POL) – 4.055
- Casper Ruud (NOR) – 3.855
- Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) – 3.655
- Alex De Minaur (AU) – 3,435
Italians in the Top 100:
- Lorenzo Musetti – 2,255 points (=)
- Matthew Arnaldi – 1.470 (=)
- Flavio Cobolli – 1.418 (=)
- Luciano Darderi – 1.291 (-4)
- Matthew Berrettini – 1.160 (-2)
- Lorenzo Sonego – 886 (-2)
- Fabio Fognini – 759 (+1)
- Luke Nardi – 612 (-1)
Worth mentioning is the best ranking of Mattia Bellucci (102nd, +11), finalist at the Cary Challenger.
US Open, the last Slam of the season: Sinner as super favorite
The 23-year-old champion from San Candido asserts his status as number one of the world ranking and the scoreboard and wins the «Cincinnati Open» in the Italian night, seventh ATP Masters 1000 of the season, with a total prize pool of $6,795,555, held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in the Ohio metropolis (combined with a WTA 1000). The ‘landlord’ could do almost nothing Frances Tiafoe: the American, number 20 in the world, fights in the first set but is then forced to surrender in two sets, knocked down by the ‘fury’ of the South Tyrolean with the score of 7-6(4) 6-2 after an hour and 36 minutes of play.
For Sinner it is about the fifth title of the seasonin a 2024 that brought him the triumph at theAustralian Open and the semi-final at Roland Garros with a total of 48 matches won. Not only that: the Italian team consolidates its leadership in the ATP ranking and will be at the start of theUS Openthe last Slam of the season, as a super favourite.
“I’m happy, it was a tough week” – the words of the South Tyrolean champion after the victory in Ohio, his third in a row. Masters 1000 – “This match was mentally difficult. We both came from semi-finals long, with a lot of tension. I’m happy with my performance, how I managed the match and the whole week.”
In Cincinnati, Sinner became the youngest winner in the history of the tournament since Andy Murray in 2008: «I had a lot of ups and downs this week, now it’s important to recover and be ready for New Yorkfor the US Open – he concludes – it’s our main goal for this part of the season in North America, I hope to be able to show some good tennis at Flushing Meadows».