By Roberto Ferri
Daniil Medvedev had to come up with some of his finest tennis to stave off Jannik Sinner’s vigorous attempt to bring the Rotterdam trophy back to Italy. The last and only Italian player to accomplish such feat was Omar Camporese, who in 1991 saved two match points against Ivan Lendl before going on to secure a memorable win in the third set tiebreak. If readers are curious to understand how much slower the ball travelled thirty years ago, we recommend watching that match on YouTube.
Here are this week’s top 20:-
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | +/- |
| 1 | Djokovic | Serbia | 7070 | |
| 2 | Alcaraz | Spain | 6480 | |
| 3 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 5940 | |
| 4 | Ruud | Norway | 5515 | |
| 5 | Rublev | Russia | 3860 | |
| 6 | Nadal | Spain | 3815 | |
| 7 | Fritz | USA | 3660 | |
| 8 | Medvedev | Russia | 3250 | 3 |
| 9 | Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 3200 | -1 |
| 10 | Rune | Denmark | 3161 | -1 |
| 11 | Hurkacz | Poland | 2995 | -1 |
| 12 | Sinner | Italy | 2745 | 2 |
| 13 | Norrie | GB | 2615 | -1 |
| 14 | Khachanov | Russia | 2470 | -1 |
| 15 | Tiafoe | USA | 2350 | |
| 16 | Zverev | Germany | 2320 | 1 |
| 17 | Carreno Busta | Spain | 2285 | -1 |
| 18 | Musetti | Italy | 1855 | 2 |
| 19 | Kyrgios | Australia | 1825 | |
| 20 | Coric | Croatia | 1815 | 1 |
A few comments:
- Daniil Medvedev is back in the top 10, in 8th place, ready to pressure those above him, and shoves out Hubert Hurkacz.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Rune have dropped one position.
- Jannik Sinner rises to No. 12, gaining two places.
- Lorenzo Musetti moves up two positions and equals his best ranking at 18th spot.
- In spite of pulling out from Rotterdam, Borna Coric edges back into the top 20.
Nitto ATP Race
All the lead actors of the last week gain positions in the Race, their rankings are based on the results of the ongoing season. Medvedev rockets from 35th to 7th place, Sinner climbs from 8th to 5th, Taylor Fritz, winner in Delray Beach is 6th and Cameron Norrie, who gave way to Carlos Alcaraz in Buenos Aires is 8th. Alcaraz does not feature in the top 8 yet, but we are quite confident it’s just a matter of weeks before he’s back.
Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda have slipped out.
| Rank | Player | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Djokovic | Serbia | 2250 |
| 2 | Tsitsipas | Grecia | 1470 |
| 3 | Khachanov | Russia | 810 |
| 4 | Paul | USA | 785 |
| 5 | Sinner | Italia | 775 |
| 6 | Fritz | USA | 735 |
| 7 | Medvedev | Russia | 680 |
| 8 | Norrie | GB | 565 |
Next Gen Finals
The 250 points earned in Buenos Aires may not have been enough to allow Carlos Alcaraz to join the top 8 of the Race to Turin but have driven him to third position in the standings of the best under 21s. Abedallah Shelbayh, the 19-year old Jordanian tennis player who trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, reached the final of the Manama Challenger to set a milestone for Jordanian tennis. His current rank of 276 ensures that his country is present on the map of men’s professional tennis and he is the strongest player of all time in his country. The top 8 features two French players, Arthur Fils and Arthur Cazaux. Is a new generation starting to bloom in France?
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | YOB | ATP Rank |
| 1 | Shelton | USA | 380 | 2002 | 42 |
| 2 | Rune | Denmark | 315 | 2003 | 9 |
| 3 | Alcaraz | Spain | 250 | 2003 | 2 |
| 4 | Fils | France | 240 | 2004 | 118 |
| 5 | Cazaux | France | 138 | 2002 | 218 |
| 6 | Musetti | Italy | 135 | 2002 | 18 |
| 7 | Shelbahy | Jordan | 109 | 2003 | 276 |
| 8 | Gigante | Italy | 105 | 2002 | 193 |
Best Ranking
8 players are celebrating their career highest. Among them the two semi-finalists in Buenos Aires, Pablo Varillas and Bernabé Zapata Miralles, as well as the semi-finalist in Rotterdam, Tallon Griekspoor.
| Player | Positione | Country |
| Nishioka | 32 | Japan |
| Griekspoor | 40 | Netherlands |
| Barrere | 58 | France |
| Zapata Miralles | 63 | Spain |
| Kubler | 74 | Australia |
| Varillas | 81 | Peru |
| Mmoh | 83 | USA |
| Gomez | 91 | Ecuador |
Translated by Kingsley Elliot Kaye
