Carlos Alcaraz returned to the number two spot in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday after his maiden Monte Carlo Masters title.
Spain’s Alcaraz, a four-time Grand Slam winner, defeated Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 in Sunday’s final to win his sixth title at the ATP 1000 level.
Musetti, the 23-year-old Italian, achieved a new career high ranking of 11 courtesy his first-ever appearance in a Masters final.
Top 10 (along with ranking points)
1. Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 9,930
2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – 7,720
3. Alexander Zverev (GER) – 7,595
4. Taylor Fritz (USA) – 5,280
5. Novak Djokovic (SRB) – 4,120
6. Jack Draper (GBR) – 3,870
7. Alex de Minaur (AUS) – 3,535
8. Andrey Rublev – 3,490
9. Daniil Medvedev – 3,290
10. Casper Ruud (NOR) – 3,215
Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who lost to Italian Matteo Berrettini in the second round, dropped from second to third spot.
Australia’s Alex de Minaur climbed to seventh spot after his run to the semifinals. Andrey Rublev gained one spot and moved to eighth while Daniil Medvedev re-entered Top 10.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, the defending champion, lost to Musetti in the quarterfinals. As a result, the Greek dropped from eighth to 16th.
Three-time Major winner Jannik Sinner continues to occupy the top spot despite being out of action since his Australian Open triumph due to a three-month doping ban.
Elsewhere in the Top 100, Frenchmen Arthur Fils (14th) and Quentin Halys (54th), Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli (60th), China’s Yunchaokete Bu (64th), Belgium’s Raphael Collignon (83rd), and Dutchman Jesper de Jong (94th) achieved new career high rankings.
INDIANS
Doubles
Yuki Bhambri – 26 (moved up two spots)
Rohan Bopanna – 39 (moved up four spots)
N. Sriram Balaji – 63 (dropped two spots)
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli – 73 (dropped one spot)
Anirudh Chandrasekar – 97 (moved up five spots)
Arjun Kadhe – 102 (dropped eight spots)
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan – 108 (dropped 12 spots)
N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth – 109 (dropped one spot)
Niki Poonacha – 135 (dropped six spots)
Ramkumar Ramanathan – 149 (moved up six spots)
Siddhant Banthia – 193 (moved up seven spots)
Singles
Sumit Nagal – 171 (dropped 27 spots)
Mukund Sasikumar – 455 (moved up four spots)
Aryan Shah – 467 (moved up two spots)
Karan Singh – 505 (moved up six spots)
Ramkumar Ramanathan – 558 (dropped three spots)
Content Source: sportstar.thehindu.com