Rome, Oct. 19 (LaPresse) – Despite the injury that will keep him off the courts for the rest of the season, Jannik Sinner remains world No. 1 in the ATP rankings, helped by Alexander Zverev’s defeat in the semifinals in Shanghai. The change at the top is certain, but for now it has been postponed. The Italian has 10,950 ranking points, but will lose 500 next Monday for his title in Vienna last year, and 1,000 on November 2 for the title he won at the Paris Masters 1000 in 2025. Zverev will need to reach at least the semifinals in Vienna to be certain of overtaking him on November 2. Flavio Cobolli, meanwhile, matches his career-best ranking at No. 6. Federico Cinà improves his career-best ranking (No. 135, +12) after coming through qualifying and reaching the main draw at the ATP 250 tournament in Brussels. Gianluca Cadenasso also reaches the highest ranking of his career (No. 183, +37), having won the Challenger 50 event in San Gregorio di Catania. Mattia Bellucci, champion in Jinan after defeating Spaniard Martin Landaluce in the final, climbs 18 places and returns to the Top 70 (No. 68). Francesco Passaro, who won his second consecutive Challenger title in Maia, climbs an impressive 83 places and returns to the Top 150 (No. 83): no Italian currently ranked in the Top 500 has gained as many places as he has compared with last week. As for the Top 20, Novak Djokovic drops out of the world’s top 10 and falls to No. 12.
Tennis, ATP Rankings: Sinner Holds on to No. 1, Cobolli Sixth
Rome, Oct. 19 (LaPresse) – Despite the injury that will keep him off the courts for the rest of the season, Jannik Sinner remains world No. 1 in the ATP rankings, helped by Alexander Zverev’s defeat in the semifinals in Shanghai. The change at the top is certain, but for now it has been postponed. The Italian has 10,950 ranking points, but will lose 500 next Monday for his title in Vienna last year, and 1,000 on November 2 for the title he won at the Paris Masters 1000 in 2025. Zverev will need to reach at least the semifinals in Vienna to be certain of overtaking him on November 2. Flavio Cobolli, meanwhile, matches his career-best ranking at No. 6. Federico Cinà improves his career-best ranking (No. 135, +12) after coming through qualifying and reaching the main draw at the ATP 250 tournament in Brussels. Gianluca Cadenasso also reaches the highest ranking of his career (No. 183, +37), having won the Challenger 50 event in San Gregorio di Catania. Mattia Bellucci, champion in Jinan after defeating Spaniard Martin Landaluce in the final, climbs 18 places and returns to the Top 70 (No. 68). Francesco Passaro, who won his second consecutive Challenger title in Maia, climbs an impressive 83 places and returns to the Top 150 (No. 83): no Italian currently ranked in the Top 500 has gained as many places as he has compared with last week. As for the Top 20, Novak Djokovic drops out of the world’s top 10 and falls to No. 12.