Follow us on Google Discover Indoor tournaments in Basel and Vienna finished over the weekend, with Jannik Sinner emerging victorious in the latter.
Joao Fonseca was the champion in Basel, and after beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, he will now be seeded for the Australian Open in January.
Sinner hailed Alexander Zverev after he was forced to come from a set behind and battle cramp to overcome the German in the final in Vienna.
Sinner could well go back to the top of the ATP world rankings if he wins in Paris and Alcaraz loses in a round before the semifinal, although it won’t be for long with his points from the ATP Finals win last year, set to come off next week.
Photo by Christian Bruna/Getty ImagesNew ATP rankings released after Basel and Vienna tournaments
Naturally, the battle for the number one spot between Sinner and Alcaraz is the hot topic of discussion in world tennis, but that’s not the only thing that is up for discussion at the moment.
There are some new faces in the top 10 for the first time in a little while, with Jack Draper and the injured Holger Rune now finally sliding off the top 10 after ending their years.
For Casper Ruud and Felix Auger-Aliassime, it’s a case of moving on up, with the two players fighting desperately to make the ATP Finals at the end of the year.
Lorenzo Musetti is clinging on to his place in Turin right now, but he could dearly do with a strong run in Paris to keep the chasing pack at bay.
How the ATP rankings now look ahead of the Paris Masters
It’s really good to see some new faces in the top 10 of the world rankings, with things proving a little bit predictable in spaces one and two, the game needed a bit of unpredictability.
Now, it would appear that some of the game’s hopefuls have used the indoor swing to try and break down some barriers and finish the season with a bit of a flourish.
RankPlayer1Carlos Alcaraz2Jannik Sinner3Alexander Zverev4Taylor Fritz5Novak Djokovic6Alex de Minaur7Ben Shelton8Lorenzo Musetti9Casper Ruud10Felix Auger-Aliassime
It’s great to see Ruud produce the form that has taken him to Grand Slam finals in the past, whilst Auger-Aliassime has built on reaching the semifinal at the US Open back in September.
With just a few more tournaments left to play on the ATP Tour, it does feel as though Paris will be a big one and it will be fascinating to see if anyone can gatecrash the ATP Finals in Turin.