By Roberto Ferri
+ 51.
It’s not the highest temperature recorded in a European city in these dire times of climate change, but the progress made by Gael Monfils in the ATP rankings in the last seven days.
The 37-year-old French tennis icon, winner of the ATP 250 in Stockholm is one of the most brilliant protagonists of the last week. For the French veteran this triumph is the cherry on the cake, crowning his comeback from injuries and a season in which he has delighted tennis lovers with electrifying performances.
He’s in good company, though. Ben Shelton secured his first ATP title in Tokyo and has stormed into the top 15 players in the world. Alexander Bublik succeeded in pairing genius with consistency and won his third career title in Antwerp.
TOP 20
| Position | Player | Country | Pts | +/- |
| 1 | Djokovic | Serbia | 11045 | |
| 2 | Alcaraz | Spain | 8805 | |
| 3 | Medvedev | Russia | 7355 | |
| 4 | Sinner | Italy | 5000 | |
| 5 | Rublev | Russia | 4765 | |
| 6 | Rune | Denmark | 4400 | |
| 7 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 4300 | |
| 8 | Ruud | Norway | 3705 | |
| 9 | Fritz | USA | 3500 | 1 |
| 10 | Zverev | Germany | 3460 | -1 |
| 11 | Hurkacz | Poland | 2900 | |
| 12 | Paul | USA | 2775 | |
| 13 | de Minaur | Australia | 2650 | |
| 14 | Tiafoe | USA | 2400 | |
| 15 | Shelton | USA | 2355 | 4 |
| 16 | Khachanov | Russia | 2340 | -1 |
| 17 | Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 2195 | -1 |
| 18 | Norrie | GBR | 1985 | |
| 19 | Auger-Aliassime | Canada | 1940 | -2 |
| 20 | Jarry | Chile | 1720 | 1 |
A few comments:
- The only change in the top 10 is brought by Taylor Fritz, who overtakes Alexander Zverev and moves up to 9th position.
- Ben Shelton rises to No. 15.
- Karen Khachanov, Grigor Dimitrov lose one position. Felix Auger-Aliassime two.
- Nicolas Jarry makes his debut in the top 20.
NITTO ATP FINALS
Just three weeks, and the ATP Finals will kick off. The top 7 positions are unchanged.
| Rank | Player | Country | Pts |
| 1 | Djokovic | Serbia | 8945 |
| 2 | Alcaraz | Spain | 8445 |
| 3 | Medvedev | Russia | 6935 |
| 4 | Sinner | Italy | 4945 |
| 5 | Rublev | Russia | 4275 |
| 6 | Tsitsipas | Greece | 3705 |
| 7 | Zverev | Germany | 3415 |
| 8 | Rune | Denmark | 3110 |
| 9 | Fritz | USA | 3010 |
| 10 | Ruud | Norway | 2815 |
| 11 | Hurkacz | Poland | 2775 |
The top 4, Djokovic (who is also the defending champion), Alcaraz, Medvedev and Sinner are already mathematically qualified.
1,750 points are still at stake in the tournaments which will be played in the next three weeks:
TOURNAMENT POINTS DATE
Basel and Vienna 500 23-29 October
Paris – Bercy 1,000 30-5 November
Metz and Sofia 250 05-11 November
This week Rublev, Tsitsipas and Zverev will be playing in Vienna; Rune, Fritz, Ruud and Hurkacz in Basel.
BEST RANKING
Nine players are enjoying a career highest this week:
| Player | Position | Country |
| Shelton | 15 | USA |
| Jarry | 20 | Chile |
| Popyrin | 39 | Australia |
| Ofner | 44 | Austria |
| Marozsan | 62 | Hungary |
| Van Assche | 63 | France |
| Machac | 74 | Czeck Republic |
| Kotov | 81 | Russia |
| Cobolli | 95 | Italy |
A very special applause for three debuts: Ben Shelton joins the top 15, Nicolas Jarry the top 20, Flavio Cobolli the top 100
Translated by Kingsley Elliot Kaye
