Despite staging a possible changing of the guard in tennis history, Wimbledon does not impact the top positions. Sometimes numbers do not tell the whole story
By Roberto Ferri
The United States motto reads: “e pluribus unum”, out of many, one.
On July 3rd, 2023, 128 tennis players set off, in their pursuit of sports immortality.
At the end only one was left standing, lifting the winner’s trophy: Carlos Alcaraz.
By putting away the world No. 3 and No. 2 in the semifinal and the final respectively, namely Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, has consolidated his primacy in the ranking and can rightly be considered, not just in terms of statistics, the strongest player in the world.
TOP 20
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | +/- |
| 1 | Alcaraz | Spain | 9675 | |
| 2 | Djokovic | Serbia | 8795 | |
| 3 | Medvedev | Russia | 5620 | |
| 4 | Ruud | Norway | 5005 | |
| 5 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 4850 | |
| 6 | Rune | Denmark | 4825 | |
| 7 | Rublev | Russia | 4525 | |
| 8 | Sinner | Italy | 3975 | |
| 9 | Fritz | USA | 3310 | |
| 10 | Tiafoe | USA | 3130 | |
| 11 | Khachanov | Canada | 3035 | |
| 12 | Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 2770 | |
| 13 | Norrie | GB | 2610 | |
| 14 | Paul | USA | 2320 | 1 |
| 15 | Coric | Croatia | 2315 | -1 |
| 16 | Musetti | Italy | 2290 | |
| 17 | Hurkacz | Poland | 2195 | 1 |
| 18 | de Minaur | Australia | 2150 | -1 |
| 19 | Zverev | Germany | 1720 | 2 |
| 20 | Cerundolo F. | Argentina | 1655 | -1 |
Some considerations:
In spite of the huge amount of points awarded by The Championships, the top 13 positions are unchanged. Indeed Tommy Paul is the first mover of the week and reaches his career highest, No.14, overtaking Borna Coric.
Alexander Zverev is back in the top 20. If he were to express his full potential, he could spice up the battle for the 5 top spots. Yet, we feel that the No.1 position is likely to become a Spanish monopoly in the next years.
NITTO ATP RACE TO TURIN
ATP Race is the ranking based on the points earned by players in the ongoing year. The first 8 will play the NITTO ATP Finals scheduled in Turin starting from 12th November. The 9th and 10th player will be the reserves.
| Position | Player | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Alcaraz | Spain | 6675 |
| 2 | Djokovic | Serbia | 5945 |
| 3 | Medvedev | Russia | 5120 |
| 4 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 3175 |
| 5 | Sinner | Italy | 3175 |
| 6 | Rune | Denmark | 3025 |
| 7 | Rublev | Russia | 2965 |
| 8 | Ruud | Norway | 2250 |
| 9 | Fritz | USA | 2085 |
| 10 | Khachanov | Russia | 1900 |
The players holding the top 10 positions are the same as two weeks ago. However, there have been a few changes. Let’s start from Carlos Alcaraz, who, as of today, is leading not only the ATP Pepperstone Rankings but also the Race to Turin.
Thanks to the 720 points earned with his Wimbledon semifinal, Jannik Sinner moves up from 8th to 5th place, which he is sharing with Stefanos Tsitsipas
ATP NEXT GEN
Since 2017 ATP has scheduled an event dedicated to the best under-21s of the season. The top 8 players of the ranking and 2 reserves will take part. The Next Gen Finals are held in the week preceding the ATP Finals.
The first editions were staged in Milan. This year the event is likely to be hosted by Jedda.
Brandon Nakashima is the defending champion. This year he will not be participating since he is no longer an under 21.
France and Italy are the most represented countries with 3 and 2 players respectively.
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | YOB | ATP Rank |
| 1 | Alcaraz | Spain | 6675 | 2003 | 1 |
| 2 | Rune | Denmark | 3025 | 2003 | 6 |
| 3 | Musetti | Italy | 1065 | 2002 | 16 |
| 4 | Fils | USA | 693 | 2004 | 68 |
| 5 | Shelton | France | 645 | 2002 | 39 |
| 6 | Van Assche | France | 477 | 2004 | 77 |
| 7 | Stricker | Switzerland | 351 | 2002 | 106 |
| 8 | Cazaux | France | 345 | 2002 | 142 |
| 9 | Cobolli | Italy | 328 | 2002 | 148 |
| 10 | Medjedovic | Serbia | 308 | 2003 | 183 |
Since both Alcaraz and Rune will likely be playing the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, two other players will be able to take their place.
BEST RANKING
This week 12 players in the top 100 have achieved a career highest. Among them the 22-year-old Argentine Facundo Diaz Acosta who debuts in the top 100 after winning the ATP Challenger in Milan.
Roman Safiullin and Daniel Elahi Galan, two of the players who enjoyed an excellent run at Wimbledon, both beaten by Jannik Sinner en route to his semifinal, are the most strikng skyrocketers of the week: the Russian has gained 39 positions, the Colombian 29. Christopher Eubanks, who lost a rollercoaster Wimbledon quarterfinal to Daniil Medvedev, after previously ousting Stefanos Tsitsipas, storms into the top 40.
| Player | Position | Country | +/- |
| Paul | 14 | USA | 1 |
| Jarry | 26 | Chile | 2 |
| Eubanks | 31 | USA | 12 |
| Lehecka | 33 | Czeck Republic | 4 |
| Safiullin | 43 | Russia | 49 |
| Galan | 56 | Colombia | 29 |
| Ofner | 58 | Austria | 14 |
| O’Connell | 67 | Australia | 6 |
| Muller | 76 | France | 8 |
| Vukic | 83 | Australia | 4 |
| Kotov | 89 | Russia | 16 |
| Acosta | 97 | Argentina | 18 |
Translated by Kingsley Elliot Kaye
