ATP rankings: Alcaraz closes on Sinner, Djokovic heads out of top 10

The Paris Masters is over, and with only Stockholm and the ATP Finals left this season, Monday's ATP rankings are close to the final order of 2026. Alexander Zverev remains world No. 1 on 9,550 points, 100 ahead of Jannik Sinner on 9,450. The biggest move at the top came from Paris champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Alcaraz gains ground on an absent Sinner

Alcaraz's first Paris title, won against Ben Shelton on Sunday, takes the Spaniard to 7,100 points in third place. According to OA Sport, that cuts the gap to Sinner to 2,350 points, and the gap is likely to shrink further.

Sinner has not played since winning Wimbledon on 12 July. On 6 October he ended his season to treat inflammation in his knee, which ruled him out of Paris, the ATP Finals in Turin and Italy's Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna. He will also lose the 1,500 points he earned by winning the title in Turin last year. Alcaraz, by contrast, heads to Turin with momentum and points to gain.

Shelton's run to the Paris final keeps him fourth on 5,170 points. Behind him, the top 10 reads: Daniil Medvedev (3,820), Flavio Cobolli (3,680), Arthur Fils (3,625), Frances Tiafoe (3,390), Alex de Minaur (3,370) and Taylor Fritz (3,285). Fritz is back in the top 10 after reaching the Paris quarter-finals, where he held two match points against Alcaraz.

Djokovic heading for a rare finish outside the top 10

The most notable number is lower down the list. Novak Djokovic is No. 12 with 2,940 points. With few events left and the 39-year-old not in the Turin field, he is on course to end a season outside the top 10. Yardbarker notes that has happened only twice since 2007.

The Serbian has played a limited schedule in 2026 to manage his workload. Yardbarker says some poor results have come at a cost in the rankings, and Fritz returning to No. 10 pushes Djokovic further from the places he has held for most of the last two decades.

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Turin field set, movers elsewhere

The eight-man field for the Nitto ATP Finals, which run from 15 to 22 November at the Inalpi Arena, is complete: Zverev, Alcaraz, Shelton, Medvedev, Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Rafael Jódar. According to Tennis Majors, Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jódar are all first-time qualifiers, while de Minaur and Fritz are the alternates.

Further down, Casper Ruud's semi-final in Paris lifts him back into the top 20 at No. 18. Lorenzo Musetti's early exit drops the Italian to No. 25, behind compatriot Luciano Darderi at No. 21. Paris quarter-finalist Rinky Hijikata climbs 24 places to No. 59 after coming through qualifying and winning his way into the last eight.

Stockholm, where Ruud is the second seed, is the last regular-tour event of the season. After that, the final changes to the 2026 rankings will come in Turin, where Alcaraz can cut further into Sinner's lead and Zverev will try to protect his place at the top.