The grass swing of the ATP season has officially started and after action in Stuttgart (Boss Open) and ‘s-Hertogenbosch at the Libema Open, there are some changes in the rankings. Jannik Sinner keeps making history, while Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are the biggest movers of the week.
After defeating Alexander Zverev in the Stuttgart final, Fritz has climbed three spots in the ATP ranking, surpassing Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper and Lorenzo Musetti. With this, the American is in a strong position to be seeded fourth at Wimbledon.
Meanwhile, Zverev maintains his third spot in the rankings, closing the gap with Carlos Alcaraz by 115 points. However, the Spaniard, who will play this week at Queens, remains 2,350 points ahead in the second spot.
Another big mover of the week is Ben Shelton, who broke into the Top 10 for the first time. He climbed from the 12th spot to the 10th, after a semifinal run in Stuttgart, solidifying his status as one of the stars to watch.
Ben Shelton reached the Top 10 for the first time (Getty Images)
Sinner overtakes Novak Djokovic
Jannik Sinner has reached his 54th consecutive week as world No. 1, marking the fourth-longest initial stint atop the ATP rankings. He surpassed Novak Djokovic’s first stretch of 53 weeks as No. 1 from July 2011 to July 2012.
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Only Roger Federer (237 weeks), Jimmy Connors (160 weeks), and Lleyton Hewitt (75 weeks) had longer inaugural reigns. As Sinner defends 500 points at the Halle Open, he leads Alcaraz by 2,030 points.
Other important moves
Matteo Berrettini dropped from 28th to 34th in the rankings after missing Stuttgart due to injury, where he was defending finalist points from 2024. Gabriel Diallo climbed 11 spots to a career-high 44th after winning his first career title at the Libema Open. Zizou Bergs, the runner-up to Diallo, rose 14 places to reach a personal best of world No. 49.
ATP Rankings Top 10 (Week of July 16)
- Jannik Sinner, Italy – 10,880
- Carlos Alcaraz, Spain – 8,850
- Alexander Zverev, Germany – 6,500
- Taylor Fritz, United States – 4,735 (+3)
- Novak Djokovic, Serbia – 4,630 (-1)
- Jack Draper, Great Britain – 4,550 (-1)
- Lorenzo Musetti, Italy – 4,470 (-1)
- Tommy Paul, United States – 3,470
- Holger Rune, Denmark – 3,440
- Ben Shelton, United States – 3,170 (+2)
