Jannik Sinner stretches over Carlos Alcaraz, new ranking makes dreams come true

After the Rome Masters 1000, the ATP ranking changes: thanks to his triumph in the capital, Jannik Sinner significantly increases his lead over Carlos Alcaraz. In fact, the South Tyrolean wins 1350 net points over the Spaniard, who was absent at the tournament, and rises to +2740 in the world ranking. Slipping instead out of the top 10 is Lorenzo Musetti, now 11th.

Behind Musetti is confirmed Flavio Cobolli, stable at 12th place, while Luciano Darderi gains four positions and lands at the 16th ATP ranking. Further back, Lorenzo Sonego loses three positions and drops to 69th place, while Mattia Bellucci recovers eight, moving up to 72nd place. Growth also for Matteo Arnaldi, who, with a leap of ten positions, enters the 96th world ranking.

Exiting instead from the top 100 is Matteo Berrettini: the Roman loses seven positions and finds himself at number 107 in the ranking. Overall, there are sixteen Italians in the top 200 in the world, with nine other Azzurri ranked between 107th and 197th.

In the ATP ranking updated to Monday, May 18, 2026, Sinner leads the ranking with 14,700 points ahead of Alcaraz (11,960) and Alexander Zverev (5705). Rounding out the top 10 are Novak Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur, and Alexander Bublik.

In addition to Sinner, Italians in the top 200 include Musetti (11th), Cobolli (12th), and Darderi (16th). They are followed by Sonego, Bellucci, Arnaldi and Berrettini, as well as Andrea Pellegrino, Francesco Maestrelli, Stefano Travaglia, Francesco Passaro, Luca Nardi, Giulio Zeppieri, Marco Cecchinato and Gianluca Cadenasso.