Who is the world No.1 in men's tennis? Updated ATP rankings and explainer ahead of Wimbledon

Joshua Mayne

Kieran Francis

Who is the world No.1 in men's tennis? Updated ATP rankings and explainer ahead of Wimbledon image

The mantle of world No.1 in tennis is something every player aspires for but few ever achieve. 

When it comes to men's singles, only a handful of names have held top spot over the past two decades. 

But a new generation of talent is coming through with young players pushing their way up the rankings. 

MORE: Who are the highest ranked women's players? 

Who is the world No. 1 in men's tennis?

Jannik Sinner holds on to world no.1 after claiming his second grand slam title at the US Open.

In the wake of flushing meadows, Alexander Zverev has moved into second, while Djokovic tumbled to fourth.

ATP singles rankings top 10

RankingChangeNamePoints
1-Jannik Sinner (ITA)11,180
2-Alexander Zverev (GER)6,875
3-Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)6,690
4-Novak Djokovic (SRB)5,560
5-Daniil Medvedev5,475
6-Andrey Rublev4,645
7-Taylor Fritz4,060
8-Hubert Hurkacz (POL)4,060
9-Casper Ruud (NOR)4,010
10-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)3,920

*Last updated October 1, 2024

Check out the full ATP rankings here

How do tennis rankings work?

Tennis world rankings are calculated by the ATP, who award points based on a player's performance at particular tournaments. 

The further a player progresses in a sanctioned event, the more points they will be awarded. 

Grand slams provide the most points with 2000 awarded to the winner and 1200 to the runner-up. 

Points picked up from each tournament last for one year with rankings updated each week. 

Jannik Sinner
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When are tennis rankings updated?

Both the ATP and WTA update their rankings every Monday when tournaments aren't running. 

So, in general, you can expect weekly updates aside from when Grand Slams are being competed. 

Joshua Mayne

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again. 

 

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.