The first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year, the Monte Carlo Masters, is done and dusted and there is still plenty of talk around the No 1 battle between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
But the action doesn\u2019t stop as the attention is now on the two ATP events, the Barcelona Open and BMW Open in Munich, while on the WTA Tour side the players are in Stuttgart and Rouen.<\/p>\n
We have another \u201csad\u201d update from Jack Draper while Iga Swiatek gets criticised for not showing up for Poland during the recent Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n
Without further ado, here is our latest roundup of the biggest stories from the world of tennis.<\/p>\n
Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n
Sinner won the 17th instalment of his rivalry with Alcaraz to reduce the deficit in their head-to-head count to 10-7 as he returned to the top of the ATP Rankings<\/a>, but Alcaraz still leads the major trophy battle between the top two players on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n The Italian has now won the last four ATP Masters 1000 tournaments on the calendar and it has helped him to draw level with Alcaraz on Masters level as they have now won eight each.<\/p>\n As for their battle for the No 1 spot, that is far from over<\/a> and they could switch positions again next week.<\/p>\n READ: Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner in major titles after Monte Carlo match<\/a><\/p>\n Jack Draper breaks silence after his \u2018knee just went\u2019<\/p>\n Former world No 4 Draper\u2019s clay-court season got off to the worst possible start as he suffered a knee injury<\/a> during his first-round match at the Barcelona Open.<\/p>\n He is yet to give an update on the full extent of the injury, but he did send a brutally honest message on social media following his latest setback.<\/p>\n Draper\u2019s retirement means the withdrawal\/retirement list<\/a> in Barcelona has increased.<\/p>\n READ: Jack Draper issues candid 40-word message after \u2018sad\u2019 Barcelona Open injury retirement<\/a><\/p>\n Iga Swiatek criticised after Poland BJK Cup snub<\/p>\n World No 4 Swiatek\u2019s decision not to represent Poland during last week\u2019s Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers on home soil has not gone down well in her home country.<\/p>\n Poland suffered a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Ukraine and the six-time Grand Slam winner is under fire for \u201cnot being there\u201d when her country needs her the most.<\/p>\n READ: Iga Swiatek under fire after Poland\u2019s BJK Cup exit \u2013 \u2018When we need her, she\u2019s not there\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Rankings Race update<\/p>\n Sticking with Swiatek, she remains adrift in the latest WTA Rankings Race To Riyadh as she is still outside the top 10, but things could change after this week\u2019s Stuttgart Open.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, there is good news for rising star Alex Eala as she is in the top 20 and also has a chance to climb after the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.<\/p>\n No prizes for guessing who sits at No 1.<\/p>\n READ: Andreeva climbs, Gauff drops, Swiatek outside top 10, Eala +3<\/a><\/p>\n Andy Murray set to drop further<\/p>\n Three-time Grand Slam winner Murray has been No 4 in the ATP prize money list for a decade with only Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ahead of him.<\/p>\n But he has been overtaken by Alcaraz on the back of his run to the Monte Carlo final and that is not the only bad news for the Brit as Sinner and Zverev are also set to surpass him in the coming months.<\/p>\n We are sure Murray will be fine with his $64,687,542 in the bank.<\/p>\n