Davidovich Fokina soars to career-high No. 13 as Djokovic drops to 12th

A week in Shanghai has changed the shape of the ATP rankings. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina climbs 13 places to a career-high No. 13 in Monday's list. He got there by beating Rafael Jódar 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 in Sunday's all-Spanish final for his first Masters 1000 title. Jódar also reaches a new best, moving up two spots to No. 11.

The headline loser of the week is Novak Djokovic. After losing his opening match in Shanghai to Hubert Hurkacz, the Serb drops 390 points and four places, from No. 8 to No. 12.

Davidovich Fokina's Chinese swing pays off

Davidovich Fokina came to Shanghai as the Chengdu champion and kept winning. On the way to the final he knocked out top seed Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals. Then, after losing the first set 6-1 to Jódar, he fought back. The title moves him from 26th to 13th on 2,880 points, the same total as Taylor Fritz, who slips two places to No. 14.

That leaves Spain with three men in the top 13: Carlos Alcaraz at No. 3 (5,610 points), Jódar at No. 11 (3,234) and Davidovich Fokina at No. 13. For Jódar, the defeat in the final still brought the best ranking of a breakthrough season. He now sits just 91 points behind Arthur Fils, who returns to the top 10.

Zverev closes in on No. 1

At the top, Jannik Sinner still leads with 10,950 points, but his season is over because of a knee injury. Alexander Zverev now trails by 880 points on 10,070. Tennis Majors reports that the German has already locked up the year-end No. 1 spot, since Sinner cannot add points before the end of 2026. Zverev himself said in Shanghai: "For now, I'm No. 2 in the world still, funny enough."

Elsewhere in the top 10, Daniil Medvedev rises to No. 5 and Flavio Cobolli to No. 6. Félix Auger-Aliassime, who has pulled out of Basel and ended his ATP Finals bid, falls from 5th to 7th. Alex de Minaur (8), Frances Tiafoe (9) and Arthur Fils (10) each gain one place.

Zverev outhits De Minaur to reach first Shanghai semi-final since 2019

There are big moves outside the top 20 too. Valentin Vacherot, who won Shanghai a year ago, falls 18 places to No. 32 after his title defence ended in the third round.

Djokovic's Turin task gets harder

Djokovic won the 102nd title of his career in Beijing earlier this month, but the Shanghai defeat dropped him to 11th in the Race to Turin, with only the top eight qualifying. Zverev and Alcaraz are the only players already confirmed for the ATP Finals, which run from 15 to 22 November. Sinner's withdrawal means six places are still open.

The 39-year-old has accepted a wildcard for the ATP 500 in Basel, which starts on 26 October. It will be his first appearance there since 2011. After that comes the Paris Masters from 2 to 8 November, his last chance to collect points before the Turin field is set.