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Zverev extends lead at top of ATP rankings as old Finals points expire
Alexander Zverev leads the ATP rankings ahead of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
The German has 9,350 points, while Sinner has 7,960 and Alcaraz has 6,100.
Rankings change as players’ points from tournaments held a year earlier expire, and last year’s ATP Finals points were removed this week.
Sinner lost 1,500 points for his 2024 Finals win, while Zverev lost 200 and Alcaraz lost 1,000 as runner-up.
Zverev’s lead over Sinner is now 1,400 points, despite Zverev not playing this week.
Elsewhere, Taylor Fritz rose to ninth after winning the Stockholm Open, while Alex de Minaur fell to 11th.
The ATP Finals begin on Sunday, with players’ results able to affect the rankings.
Alexander Zverev’s lead at the top of the ATP rankings widened to 1,400 points after last year’s ATP Finals points expired.
Zverev has 9,350 points, while Jannik Sinner is second with 7,960.
Sinner lost 1,500 points for winning the 2025 ATP Finals; Zverev lost 200 points for one group-stage win.
Carlos Alcaraz, who was runner-up at the 2025 Finals, lost 1,000 points and is third.
Taylor Fritz rose one place to ninth after winning the Stockholm Open, while Alex de Minaur fell two places to 11th.
- Who
- Alexander Zverev and other players in the ATP rankings.
- What
- Zverev’s lead widened to 1,400 points as points from last year’s ATP Finals expired.
- When
- Before the ATP Finals began on Sunday; the article was published on November 14, 2026.
- Where
- In the ATP rankings.
- Why
- Points earned at the previous year’s ATP Finals came off players’ totals.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Zverev became world No. 1 for the first time in his career.
Taylor Fritz beat Thiago Agustin Tirante in Stockholm to win the Stockholm Open.
Points from the 2025 ATP Finals expired, widening Zverev’s lead to 1,400 points.
- Alexander Zverev
- 9,350 points; world No. 1
- Jannik Sinner
- 7,960 points; world No. 2
- Zverev’s lead over Sinner
- 1,400 points
- Carlos Alcaraz
- 6,100 points; world No. 3
- Taylor Fritz
- Rose to ninth after winning the Stockholm Open