ATP rankings update: Alcaraz returns to No 2, Michelsen hits career-high

It’s a strange day for the new ATP rankings to come out with the Shanghai Masters currently underway in China. Nonetheless, the latest rankings are out this Monday, and there are some changes across the top 100, with Carlos Alcaraz, Ugo Humbert and Alex Michelsen rising, while Adrian Mannarino continues to fall. 

Here’s how the ATP top 10 looks this Monday:

1. Jannik Sinner – 11,010 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz – 7,010 points
3. Alexander Zverev – 6,705 points
4. Novak Djokovic – 5,560 points
5. Daniil Medvedev – 5,375 points
6. Andrey Rublev – 4,700 points
7. Taylor Fritz – 4,060 points
8. Hubert Hurkacz – 4,060 points
9. Casper Ruud – 3,965 points
10. Grigor Dimitrov – 3,840 points

The only change in the upper echelon of men’s tennis is Alcaraz overtaking Alexander Zverev for the No 2 spot in the world. Other than that, things remain steady, for now. With Hubert Hurkacz – defending champion in Shanghai – not competing, there will be plenty of movement next week, however. 

Michelsen making moves while Mannarino struggles

American Alex Michelsen hits a career-high of No 43 in the world this Monday, off the back of a run to the Japan Open quarter-finals last week.

The 20-year-old gave Novak Djokovic a run for his money in Shanghai over the weekend, with his hardcourt game coming along in leaps and bounds in his first full season on the ATP Tour.

Ugo Humbert is also on the rise, with the Frenchman’s run to the Tokyo final lifting him back up to No 15 in the world, two places short of his career-high No 13. His opponent in the final, compatriot Arthur Fils, also improves, jumping to No 21 in the world.

Another Frenchman isn’t faring so well, however, with Adrian Mannarino continuing his slide down the ATP rankings. The 36-year-old drops another nine places, falling outside of the world’s top 50 now to No 53. Earlier this year, he was as high as No 17 in the world.

At the other end of the rankings, two players make their top 100 debuts in Jacob Fearnley (98) and Alexander Ritschard (99). Fearnley’s leap of 28 places comes off the back of a Challenger title in Orleans, while Ritschard also picked up a Challenger trophy in Lisbon.

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