By Roberto Ferri, translated by Kingsley Elliot Kaye
Daniil Medvedev is back; in fact the Russian player is once again leading the ATP rankings. He had already enjoyed such standing from 28 February to 7 March, and also on that occasion he had snatched the throne from Novak Djokovic. In the light of ATP’s decision concerning Wimbledon points, it will not be so simple for the Serbian to return number one.
TOP 2O
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | +/- |
| 1 | Medvedev | Russia | 7950 | 1 |
| 2 | Zverev | Germany | 7075 | 1 |
| 3 | Djokovic | Serbia | 6770 | -2 |
| 4 | Nadal | Spain | 6525 | |
| 5 | Ruud | Norway | 5050 | 1 |
| 6 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 4945 | -1 |
| 7 | Alcaraz | Spain | 4893 | |
| 8 | Rublev | Russia | 4125 | |
| 9 | Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 3895 | |
| 10 | Berrettini | Italy | 3570 | |
| 11 | Norrie | GB | 3455 | |
| 12 | Hurkacz | Poland | 3258 | 1 |
| 13 | Sinner | Italy | 3185 | -1 |
| 14 | Fritz | USA | 2920 | |
| 15 | Shapovalov | Canada | 2473 | 1 |
| 16 | Schwartzman | Argentina | 2325 | -1 |
| 17 | Cilic | Croatia | 2130 | |
| 18 | Opelka | USA | 2100 | |
| 19 | Carreno Busta | Spain | 1965 | |
| 20 | Bautista Agut | Spain | 1858 |
A few comments:
- Djokovic’s weeks at No. 1 are temporarily halted at 373.
- The Serbian hadn’t dropped out of the first 2 positions since 8 October 2018.
- Two players reach their career best: Sacha Zverev (2) and Casper Ruud (5).
- Tsitsipas leaves the top 5.
Behind the top players, the rankings welcome Andy Murray back in the top 50 (No. 47). The other member of the Fab Four, Roger Federer descends to No. 68, very close to the position he was occupying at the end of the last century.
NITTO ATP FINALS RACE TO TURIN
At this stage of the season the ATP FINALS RACE usually resembles the overall ATP Ranking; this year it is remarkably different.
To highlight the discrepancies between the two rankings we have included in the following table the ATP rank of each player.
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | ATP Rank |
| 1 | Nadal | Spain | 5620 | 4 |
| 2 | Alcaraz | Spain | 3820 | 7 |
| 3 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 3715 | 6 |
| 4 | Ruud | Norway | 3065 | 5 |
| 5 | Zverev | Germany | 2700 | 2 |
| 6 | Rublev | Russia | 2280 | 8 |
| 7 | Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 2275 | 9 |
| 8 | Medvedev | Russia | 2230 | 1 |
| 9 | Djokovic | Serbia | 1970 | 3 |
| 10 | Fritz | USA | 1810 | 14 |
NEXT GEN RACE TO MILAN
The ranking dedicated to the best under-21s in the world sees a debut in the top 10: the Swiss player Dominik Stricker:
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | YOB | ATP Rank |
| 1 | Alcaraz | Spain | 3820 | 2003 | 7 |
| 2 | Sinner | Italy | 1430 | 2001 | 13 |
| 3 | Rune | Denmark | 953 | 2003 | 28 |
| 4 | Musetti | Italy | 621 | 2002 | 74 |
| 5 | Draper | Taiwan | 424 | 2001 | 99 |
| 6 | Lehecka | Czech Rep. | 416 | 2001 | 77 |
| 7 | Tseng | GB | 378 | 2002 | 97 |
| 8 | Nakashima | USA | 360 | 2001 | 54 |
| 9 | Stricker | Switzerland | 219 | 2002 | 201 |
| 10 | Cobolli | Italy | 218 | 2002 | 150 |
BEST RANKING
The last week has churned out 13 career bests. Zverev moves up to No. 2 and two Next Gen break into the top 100: Chun Hsin Tseng and Jack Draper.
| Player | Position | Country |
| Zverev | 2 | Germany |
| Ruud | 5 | Norway |
| Kecmanovic | 30 | Serbia |
| Brooksby | 33 | USA |
| Baez | 34 | Argentina |
| Otte | 51 | Germany |
| Nakashima | 54 | USA |
| Ruusuvuori | 56 | Finland |
| Lehecka | 77 | Czech Rep. |
| Etcheverry | 80 | Argentina |
| Zapata Miralles | 94 | Spain |
| Chun Hsin Tseng | 97 | Taiwan |
| Draper | 99 | GB |
In this weekly column we generally mention the best rankings achieved by the top 100 players in the world. But it’s definitely worth making an exception for the Dutch player Tim Rijthoven who won the ATP 250 in Hertogenbosch beating Daniil Medvedev in the final. With this dream enterprise he has soared to No. 106, by far his career best.
