Big Movers
As a result of reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 final, Popyrin is the highest upward mover inside the top 100 this week after rising 32 places upto a career-high of No.30. The aforementioned Matteo Arnaldi has also had a successful week in the ATP rankings after reaching the semi-finals in Montreal, with the 22-year-old increasing his chances of becoming seeded for the US Open by climbing 17 places to No.29. Although not inside the top 100, former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori was one of the stories of the week in Montreal after becoming the lowest ranked player to reach a Masters 1000 quarter-final in 30 years. Nishikori has been rewarded for this by jumping up a colossal 354 spots upto world No.222.More Tennis News
ATP Rankings Top 20 (12/08/24)
Here is the current top 20 in the ATP rankings after last week’s action, with the gap between the top three closing after Jannik Sinner failed to defend his Canadian Open title.| Ranking | Player | Tournaments Played | Points |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | 18 | 8,770 |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 18 | 8,460 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz | 17 | 7,950 |
| 4 | Alexander Zverev | 24 | 6,995 |
| 5 | Daniil Medvedev | 18 | 6,355 |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev ↑2 | 25 | 4,615 |
| 7 | Hubert Hurkacz ↓1 | 22 | 4,215 |
| 8 | Casper Ruud ↑1 | 23 | 3,890 |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov ↑1 | 21 | 3,690 |
| 10 | Alex de Minaur ↓3 | 23 | 3,480 |
| 11 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 23 | 3,465 |
| 12 | Taylor Fritz ↑1 | 22 | 3,290 |
| 13 | Tommy Paul ↓1 | 21 | 3,065 |
| 14 | Ben Shelton | 25 | 2,955 |
| 15 | Sebastian Korda ↑3 | 26 | 2,625 |
| 16 | Holger Rune ↑1 | 24 | 2,390 |
| 17 | Ugo Humbert ↓2 | 27 | 2,365 |
| 18 | Lorenzo Musetti ↓2 | 30 | 2,250 |
| 19 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 24 | 2,115 |
| 20 | Sebastian Baez | 29 | 2,000 |
Race to the ATP Finals in Turin (12/08/24)
The ATP Finals are a highly anticipated event that take place at the end of each year, featuring the top eight singles players and doubles teams from the tennis season. Despite being unable to defend his Canadian Open title, Jannik Sinner has moved to within inches of confirming his place in the ATP Finals, while Andrey Rublev is back inside those all important top eight places: 1. Jannik Sinner – 6400 points 2.Carlos Alcaraz – 5950 points 3. Alexander Zverev – 5315 points 4. Daniil Medvedev – 4010 points 5. Casper Ruud – 3585 points 6. Novak Djokovic – 3160 points 7. Andrey Rublev (↑4) – 3080 points 8. Alex de Minaur (↓1) – 2905 points9. Stefanos Tsitsipas (↓1) – 2675 points 10. Taylor Fritz (↓1) – 2580 points
Next week
Most of the eyes from the tennis world will be on the iconic Cincinnati Masters over the next week, with a very tight turnaround for some of those in the latter stages of the Canadian Open. Jannik Sinner is the top seed at the iconic tournament, while Carlos Alcaraz makes a return to action in his first event since losing the Olympic final toNovak Djokovic, who has incidently decided to skip defending his title in Cincinnati.
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ATP Rankings rules
ATP rankings track and rank all the players on tour over a 52-week period. Points are awarded for performance, with the biggest tournaments giving out the most points over the course of the year. Those rankings are then used to determine a number of things, such as seedings at tournaments and deciding who qualifies for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin.ATP rankings points awarded/tournament
The following points are awarded for the different tiers of tournaments on the ATP Tour, with some slight alterations made for the 2024 season:| Tournament category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q |
| ATP Tour | |||||||||
| Grand Slam | 2000 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATP Finals | +900(1500 max) | +400(1000 max) | 200 for each round robin match win(600 max) | ||||||
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1000 | 650 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 (30) | (10) | 30 (20) |
| ATP 500 | 500 | 330 | 200 | 100 | 50 | (25) | 25 (16) | ||
| ATP 250 | 250 | 165 | 100 | 50 | 25 | (13) | 13 (8) | ||
Admissible tournaments
To prevent players from manipulating the rankings by playing a large amount of smaller tournaments, only 19 tournaments are admissible over the course of the year to make up a ranking. That number does not include the ATP Finals, with that treated as an extra earned opportunity to win rankings points. However, the bigger and most prestigious tournaments are considered ‘mandatory’ entries. For example, if a player lost in round one of a Grand Slam, they would not be permitted to omit it from their ranking in favour of an ATP 250 which earned them more points. Therefore, players who compete at all the mandatory events in a season will have the following breakdown of admissible rankings points:- 4 Grand Slams
- 8 Masters 1000
- 7 ‘Best Other’ performances
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