Milan, 13 July (LaPresse) – Jannik Sinner has begun his 80th week as world number one. The Italian thus joins Lleyton Hewitt as the tenth player in terms of the number of weeks spent at the top of the rankings in his career since the computerised rankings began in 1973. The Italian has 13,450 points after successfully defending his title at Wimbledon. Thanks to his victory in the final, he holds a 4,970-point lead over Zverev, who reached the final at Wimbledon after winning his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. The German has overtaken Carlos Alcaraz and returned to world No. 2, his highest-ever ranking. With this lead, Sinner is certain to remain number 1 at least until the Monday following the US Open final (88 weeks), but in the coming months he can aim to match Andre Agassi’s 101 weeks at No. 1, who is ninth on this list. Further up the list are Björn Borg’s 109 weeks, in eighth place. Between now and the end of the year, Sinner will have to defend 5,500 ranking points, compared to the German’s 3,520. Italy can boast four players in the Top 20, eight in the Top 100 and 17 in the Top 200. Behind Sinner, Flavio Cobolli has achieved his best ranking to date, rising to number 9 following his second consecutive quarter-final at Wimbledon. Next come Lorenzo Musetti at No. 14, Luciano Darderi at No. 18, Matteo Arnaldi at No. 34 and Matteo Berrettini, who has climbed back to No. 43, gaining a full eight places. Mattia Bellucci and Lorenzo Sonego have slipped to No. 80 and No. 83 respectively.
Tennis: ATP rankings – Sinner tops the charts for his 80th week, Cobolli climbs to No. 9
Milan, 13 July (LaPresse) – Jannik Sinner has begun his 80th week as world number one. The Italian thus joins Lleyton Hewitt as the tenth player in terms of the number of weeks spent at the top of the rankings in his career since the computerised rankings began in 1973. The Italian has 13,450 points after successfully defending his title at Wimbledon. Thanks to his victory in the final, he holds a 4,970-point lead over Zverev, who reached the final at Wimbledon after winning his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. The German has overtaken Carlos Alcaraz and returned to world No. 2, his highest-ever ranking. With this lead, Sinner is certain to remain number 1 at least until the Monday following the US Open final (88 weeks), but in the coming months he can aim to match Andre Agassi’s 101 weeks at No. 1, who is ninth on this list. Further up the list are Björn Borg’s 109 weeks, in eighth place. Between now and the end of the year, Sinner will have to defend 5,500 ranking points, compared to the German’s 3,520. Italy can boast four players in the Top 20, eight in the Top 100 and 17 in the Top 200. Behind Sinner, Flavio Cobolli has achieved his best ranking to date, rising to number 9 following his second consecutive quarter-final at Wimbledon. Next come Lorenzo Musetti at No. 14, Luciano Darderi at No. 18, Matteo Arnaldi at No. 34 and Matteo Berrettini, who has climbed back to No. 43, gaining a full eight places. Mattia Bellucci and Lorenzo Sonego have slipped to No. 80 and No. 83 respectively.
