The battle for the year-end ATP world number one ranking will start with the ATP Finals starting from Sunday in Turin, with all eyes on Jannik Sinner, who recently regained his top spot and the second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.
World No. 1 and Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz suffered a defeat in the second round of the ongoing Paris Masters 2025 as he lost to Great Britain's Cameron Norrie on Tuesday.
De Minaur solidified his eighth spot in the ATP Live Race to Turin, beating home favourite Buyunchaokete 6-4, 6-0. On hard courts, he leads the charts with 32 wins, and the Aussie is aiming for a second ATP Finals appearance, having made his debut last year, as per the ATP's official website
Alcaraz, a six-time major champion now, will kickstart his fifth stint as world number one and his 37th overall week at the top. Alcaraz was ahead of Sinner in ATP Live Rankings (which decides the ATP Finals competitors) at the tournament start, and now, with a hard-fought 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
On Friday, with a tense 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over Khachanov, Shelton became the youngest American to win an ATP Masters 1000 in two decades. Shelton rallied from 0/40, serving out the second set and then serving from behind in a tense final set, forced his third tie-break of the tourn
Fourth seed Taylor Fritz cruised into the second round of the Australian Open for the seventh consecutive year, dispatching fellow American Jenson Brooksby with a dominant performance on Day 3 in Melbourne.
Jannik Sinner made history in the ATP Finals by becoming the first Italian champion in the tournament's 55-year history following his comprehensive victory over Taylor Fritz.
The pair first teamed up back in January 2023 and now end their association with a victory over Germany's Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in their final group match of the ATP Finals 2024 on Friday. However, it was not enough for them to reach the semifinals.
Alcaraz went past Rublev by 6-3, 7-6(8) on Wednesday afternoon at Inalpi Arena in an impressive 96-minute match. After his defeat in the opening match during which he struggled with a stomach issue, Alcaraz was back to his best physically.
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden's hopes of reaching the ATP Finals 2024 doubles semi-finals were dimmed after the duo suffered a loss in their second match of the Bob Bryan Group on Wednesday.
The fourth-seed defeated Medvedev by 6-2, 6-4 in the group stage match. The 2020 ATP Finals champion had all answers to Alex's shots and improved his tally against him to seven wins and three losses.