Jannik Sinner has been a player to beat after the US Open! The 24-year-old has won three of his previous four tournaments, catching Carlos Alcaraz and ending his no. 1 reign after eight weeks.
Jannik conquered Beijing, Vienna and the Paris Masters, passing his greatest rival and embracing his 66th week on the ATP throne. However, he will stay at the top only for a week.
Sinner stands on 11500 ATP points, 250 more than Alcaraz. However, the Italian will lose 1500 points for last year's ATP Finals crown, while the Spaniard drops only 200 points for one win in Turin.
Thus, Carlos will become world no. 1 again next Monday, standing 1050 points in front of Jannik ahead of the ultimate year-end no. 1 battle in Turin. Calculations are clear!
Sinner has to defend the title to stand a chance of finishing in front of Alcaraz. On the other side, the Spaniard would secure the year-end no. 1 honor with three round-robin triumphs in Turin or with a spot in the title clash, regardless of his rival's run.
The year-end no. 1 battle looked settled after the week of Beijing and Tokyo, with the dominant players lifting trophies. Alcaraz stood miles in front of Sinner but failed to secure the year-end no. 1 honor in the previous weeks.
The Spaniard withdrew from the Shanghai Masters due to injury, while the Italian suffered an early loss. While Carlos took a break, Jannik continued and conquered Vienna and the Paris Masters in back-to-back weeks.
Alcaraz suffered an early defeat in the French capital, allowing Sinner to pass him and make the year-end no. 1 battle wide open ahead of Turin.
