Carlos Alcaraz is closing in on Jannik Sinner at the top of the men’s tennis rankings following a late-season surge.
MARCA reported that the Spanish player trails Sinner by 1,850 points after capturing titles in Tokyo, Vienna, and Paris.
The 21-year-old Spaniard collected 2,000 points across those three events following his return from a wrist injury. That haul equals the points awarded for winning a Grand Slam tournament. Alcaraz sits third in the Race 2026 standings behind Sinner and Alexander Zverev.
Carlos Alcaraz has returned to the top of a Masters 1000 event after conquering Paris in a brilliant tournament. The Paris Masters was one of only three tournaments in the category that he had not yet lifted, and the event in the French city had historically been one that yielded some of his worst results.
Ben Shelton had no option in the final of the French capital, where he succumbed to the power of a Spanish tennis player who has returned to his best version following the wrist injury he suffered in the middle of the year.
Because Alcaraz didn’t play the tournament the previous year, he defended zero points and added the full champion’s allotment to his total.
That leaves him closer to Sinner at 9,450 points and world leader Alexander Zverev at 9,520 points.
MARCA noted that a strong run in Italy could leave the gap at just 350 points before the 2027 season begins.
Zverev currently holds the top spot and maintains a guaranteed grip on the number-one ranking until March 2027, when the tour heads to the Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami. Zverev maintains a wide difference over Carlitos that shoots up to 3,250 points, while the gap with the injured Sinner stands at 1,400 points.
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