ATP Race after Rome Open: Carlos Alcaraz extends lead as Jannik Sinner returns to top 2

Originally posted on TennisUpToDate.com | Last updated May 19, 2025 1:31 PM ET

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were the main story of the week after contesting the Rome Open final, where the Spaniard claimed another Masters 1000 title and increased his head-to-head advantage over his great rival. Nevertheless, Sinner takes the second place of the ATP Race to Turin with only two tournaments played.

The ATP Race only counts points earned during the 2025 calendar year, starting from the first week of January. It is the Race that determines the eight players who will qualify for the ATP Finals at the end of the season.

Alcaraz and Sinner dominate

Carlos Alcaraz continues his great clay swing and will arrive full of confidence to defend his title at the French Open. The Spaniard won his 7th Masters 1000 title in a new chapter of his rivalry with Sinner, this time in front of the Italian crowd. He added another 1,000 points after defeating him 7-6(5), 6-1 and extends his lead at No. 1 in the Race.

All eyes were on Sinner during the last two weeks, as the main local representative and in his debut tournament after a three-month suspension. The three-time Grand Slam champion acknowledged that he didn't arrive with high expectations for the tournament, but he had a remarkable week to reach another final, despite lacking high-level match rhythm. Added to his Australian Open title at the beginning of the year, it was enough to return to the podium, leaving Alexander Zverev and Jack Draper further behind.

The Top 4 maintains distance from the rest

Behind Alcaraz and Sinner, Jack Draper completes the podium, the Indian Wells champion from a couple of months ago who again had a deep run in a Masters 1000. The Brit had been a finalist in Madrid and this time reached the quarterfinals of the Rome Open, falling to the eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. Draper looks like one of the best on clay courts this season and will be one of the big threats to Sinner and Alcaraz at Roland Garros.

The German hasn't had too many joys since reaching the Australian Open final at the start of the year. Several inconsistent results prevented him from challenging for the world No. 1 ranking when Sinner was suspended, but a month ago he won an ATP 500 title in Munich, which gave him a new boost. These weeks he was the defending champion in Rome but reached the quarterfinals. In any case, he can be satisfied with an improvement in his level for a deep run and arrive at the French Open with a bit more confidence. He remains in fourth place, despite more than 80% of his points being earned in two tournaments out of the ten he has played.

The complete top-8

Casper Ruud corrected an inconsistent season by winning his first title at the Madrid Open two weeks ago, and he took advantage of the momentum at the Rome Open – managing a 9-match winning streak on clay – but ended up being swept aside by Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals 0-6, 1-6. The Norwegian added valuable points in the Race and is in 5th place.

He is followed by Lorenzo Musetti, another player who has been inspired on clay courts. He has a 13-3 record on the surface this season, with losses only against Alcaraz (2) and Draper. Another semifinal appearance gave him another boost in the Race, and he has reasons to dream big at Roland Garros in a week.

Alex de Minaur (7th) and Francisco Cerundolo (8th) complete the qualifying zone, both thanks to their consistency throughout the season. The Australian only reached the round of 16 in Rome, but it didn't affect his Race standing too much, only dropping one place due to Musetti's resurgence. On the Argentinian's side, he climbed another spot – displacing Djokovic – and fell in the Round of 16 after facing world No. 1 Sinner, although the South American had a great performance and put pressure on the local player.

#	Player	Age	Country	Pts	+/-
Last Update: Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
1	Carlos Alcaraz	22	ESP	3740
2	Jannik Sinner	23	ITA	2650
3	Alexander Zverev	28	GER	2525	+50
4	Jack Draper	23	GBR	2490
5	Casper Ruud	26	NOR	2025
6	Lorenzo Musetti	23	ITA	1800
7	Alex de Minaur	26	AUS	1785
8	Francisco Cerúndolo	26	ARG	1665	+50
9	Jakub Menšík	19	CZE	1630
10	Novak Djoković	37	SRB	1530
11	Holger Rune	22	DEN	1530
12	Ben Shelton	22	USA	1510
13	Tommy Paul	28	USA	1500
14	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	25	ESP	1370
15	Félix Auger-Aliassime	24	CAN	1215
16	Daniil Medvedev	29	RUS	1210
17	Stefanos Tsitsipas	26	GRE	1205
18	Arthur Fils	20	FRA	1110
19	Taylor Fritz	27	USA	1105
20	Tomáš Macháč	24	CZE	1005
21	Sebastián Báez	24	ARG	1000
22	Andrey Rublev	27	RUS	990	+50
23	Denis Shapovalov	26	CAN	945
24	Tallon Griekspoor	28	NED	935
25	Grigor Dimitrov	34	BUL	920
26	Alexandre Müller	28	FRA	910	+50
27	Jiří Lehečka	23	CZE	840	+50
28	Brandon Nakashima	23	USA	820	+50
29	Joao Fonseca	18	BRA	772
30	Camilo Ugo Carabelli	25	ARG	738
31	Alex Michelsen	20	USA	730
32	Gaël Monfils	38	FRA	705
33	Matteo Berrettini	29	ITA	700
34	Miomir Kecmanović	25	SRB	670
35	Ugo Humbert	26	FRA	665
36	Nuno Borges	28	POR	635	+15
37	Luciano Darderi	23	ITA	624	+50
38	Karen Khachanov	28	RUS	610
39	Zizou Bergs	25	BEL	603
40	Frances Tiafoe	27	USA	600
41	Aleksandar Kovačević	26	USA	597	+18
42	Lorenzo Sonego	30	ITA	590
43	Fábián Marozsán	25	HUN	590
44	Sebastian Korda	24	USA	585
45	Jaume Munar	28	ESP	580
46	Hubert Hurkacz	28	POL	575
47	Daniel Altmaier	26	GER	575
48	Damir Džumhur	32	BIH	558
49	Laslo Djere	29	SRB	558
50	Francisco Comesaña	24	ARG	557
51	Alexander Bublik	27	KAZ	545
52	Marcos Giron	31	USA	540
53	Matteo Arnaldi	24	ITA	535
54	Borna Ćorić	28	CRO	527
55	Flavio Cobolli	23	ITA	510
56	Pedro Martínez	28	ESP	485
57	Luca Nardi	21	ITA	478
58	Reilly Opelka	27	USA	475	+7
59	Learner Tien	19	USA	465
60	Ethan Quinn	21	USA	452	+8
61	Gabriel Diallo	23	CAN	451
62	Brandon Holt	27	USA	429
63	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	21	FRA	425
64	Hamad Medjedović	21	SRB	425
65	Quentin Halys	28	FRA	418	+25
66	Jacob Fearnley	23	GBR	412	+25
67	Raphaël Collignon	23	BEL	410	+25
68	Adam Walton	26	AUS	406
69	Alexei Popyrin	25	AUS	405	+25
70	Mattia Bellucci	23	ITA	392
71	Mariano Navone	24	ARG	390
72	Vít Kopřiva	27	CZE	377
73	Kei Nishikori	35	JPN	375	+25
74	Corentin Moutet	26	FRA	373
75	Cristian Garín	28	CHI	372
76	Valentin Royer	23	FRA	367
77	Dalibor Svrčina	22	CZE	358	+2
78	Tomás Martín Etcheverry	25	ARG	355
79	Cameron Norrie	29	GBR	348	+13
80	Jenson Brooksby	24	USA	347	+7
81	Emilio Nava	23	USA	345
82	Pablo Carreño Busta	33	ESP	341
83	Christopher O'Connell	30	AUS	335
84	Kamil Majchrzak	29	POL	326
85	Márton Fucsovics	33	HUN	321
86	David Goffin	34	BEL	316
87	Liam Draxl	23	CAN	308
88	Terence Atmane	23	FRA	306
89	Yunchaokete Bu	23	CHN	302
90	Jesper de Jong	24	NED	300
91	Tomás Barrios Vera	27	CHI	298
92	Hugo Dellien	31	BOL	297
93	Tristan Schoolkate	24	AUS	293
94	Benjamin Bonzi	28	FRA	292
95	Roberto Carballés Baena	32	ESP	290
96	Alexander Blockx	20	BEL	286
97	Román Andrés Burruchaga	23	ARG	282	+4
98	Nishesh Basavareddy	20	USA	280
99	Eliot Spizzirri	23	USA	277
100	Rinky Hijikata	24	AUS	276
101	Hady Habib	26	LBN	276
102	Jason Kubler	32	AUS	275	+8
103	Chun Hsin Tseng	23	TWN	274
104	Dušan Lajović	34	SRB	271
105	Zsombor Piros	25	HUN	271
106	Alexander Shevchenko	24	KAZ	270
107	Roberto Bautista Agut	37	ESP	265	+50
108	Felipe Meligeni Alves	27	BRA	262
109	Pierre Hugues Herbert	34	FRA	260
110	Tristan Boyer	24	USA	259	+8
111	Nikoloz Basilashvili	33	GEO	257
112	Vilius Gaubas	20	LTU	257	+8
113	Elmer Møller	21	DEN	256	+8
114	Filip Misolic	23	AUT	254
115	Jaime Faria	21	POR	253
116	Marin Čilić	36	CRO	250
117	Shintaro Mochizuki	21	JPN	249
118	Daniel Elahi Galán	28	COL	249
119	Thiago Monteiro	30	BRA	245
120	Thiago Agustín Tirante	24	ARG	244	+8
121	Hugo Gaston	24	FRA	243
122	James Duckworth	33	AUS	243
123	Botic van de Zandschulp	29	NED	241
124	Jordan Thompson	31	AUS	240
125	Yoshihito Nishioka	29	JPN	239
126	Carlos Taberner	27	ESP	238
127	Aleksandar Vukic	29	AUS	235
128	Kyrian Jacquet	24	FRA	234	+8
129	Francesco Passaro	24	ITA	233
130	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo	23	ARG	232
131	Federico Coria	33	ARG	230
132	Arthur Bouquier	24	FRA	222
133	Colton Smith	22	USA	213
134	Alejandro Tabilo	27	CHI	210
135	Mackenzie McDonald	30	USA	209
136	Nicolás Jarry	29	CHI	205
137	Dmitry Popko	28	KAZ	203
138	Chris Rodesch	23	LUX	203
139	Yosuke Watanuki	27	JPN	200
140	Matteo Gigante	23	ITA	199	+8
141	Billy Harris	30	GBR	193
142	Valentin Vacherot	26	MON	190
143	Vitaliy Sachko	27	UKR	188	+11
144	Juan Pablo Ficovich	28	ARG	187
145	Roman Safiullin	27	RUS	183
146	Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez	20	MEX	180
147	James McCabe	21	AUS	179
148	Andrea Pellegrino	28	ITA	176
149	Sebastian Ofner	29	AUT	173	+38
150	Rei Sakamoto	18	JPN	172

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