Big Movers
Mpetshi Perricard triumphed in Basel after hitting a total of 109 aces across five matches, climaxing in a straight sets final victory over Ben Shelton. This is the biggest title of the 21-year-old Frenchman’s career, and as a result he is the biggest upward mover inside the top 100 this week, climbing 19 places upto No.31. Mpetshi Perricard has no more points to defend for the rest of this year, meaning that he is almost guaranteed to be seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time at the Australian Open in January.The only player to take a set off Mpetshi Perricard in Basel was Denis Shapovalov, who has continued his ascend up the rankings after an upturn in form. Shapovalov is a former top 10 player, but was ranked as low as No.140 just three months ago. However, the Canadian is now making his way back up the rankings at No.80 after rising another 15 places this week. The ATP Challenger scene has also played an impact on the rankings this week, with Finn Otto Virtanen claiming his third title of the year in Brest, France. Virtanen ended the 14-match winning streak of Benjamin Bonzi in the final, saving three championship points in the process.ATP Rankings Top 20 (28/10/24)
Here is the latest update of the top 20 in the ATP rankings, with Jannik Sinner dropping 500 points after electing to skip defending the Vienna Open title:| Ranking | Player | Tournaments Played | Points |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | 17 | 11,420 |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | 18 | 7,120 |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | 21 | 6,805 |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 19 | 6,210 |
| 5 | Daniil Medvedev | 17 | 5,230 |
| 6 | Taylor Fritz | 21 | 4,335 |
| 7 | Andrey Rublev | 26 | 4,070 |
| 8 | Casper Ruud | 23 | 3,855 |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 20 | 3,740 |
| 10 | Alex de Minaur | 22 | 3,725 |
| 11 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 23 | 3,325 |
| 12 | Tommy Paul | 21 | 3,180 |
| 13 | Holger Rune ↑1 | 24 | 3,005 |
| 14 | Hubert Hurkacz ↓1 | 21 | 2,810 |
| 15 | Jack Draper ↑3 | 23 | 2,800 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Musetti ↑1 | 30 | 2,600 |
| 17 | Frances Tiafoe ↓2 | 26 | 2,585 |
| 18 | Ugo Humbert ↓2 | 27 | 2,385 |
| 19 | Ben Shelton ↑4 | 25 | 2,330 |
| 20 | Arthur Fils | 26 | 2,265 |
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Race to the ATP Finals in Turin (28/10/24)
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. Half of the singles lineup for Turin is now complete, with Daniil Medvedev confirming his qualification for a sixth consecutive year:1. Jannik Sinner – 10,330 points (Qualified)2. Carlos Alcaraz – 6,710 points (Qualified)3. Alexander Zverev – 6,315 points (Qualified)4. Daniil Medvedev – 4,820 points (Qualified)
5. Taylor Fritz – 4,290 points 6. Novak Djokovic – 3,910 points7. Casper Ruud – 3,845 points8. Andrey Rublev
– 3,710 points
9. Alex de Minaur – 3545 points 10. Grigor Dimitrov (↑1) – 3,140 points
Next week
Most of the attention this week will be on the final Masters 1000 event of the year in Paris, featuring Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz as the top two seeds. Record seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has elected not to defend his title this year, but there are still three former Paris Masters winners in Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and Karen Khachanov hoping to repeat previous triumphs.READ MORE – Tennis on TV Next Week: How you can watch the Paris Masters, WTA Hong Kong and much more!
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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