ATP Ranking: Alcaraz regains the number two spot and prepares to assault Paris

Carlos Navarro | 18 May 2025 | 22.42

Alcaraz and Sinner return to lead the big fight for number one. Source: Getty

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The ATP Roma 2025 represented the final stop for the ATP circuit elite before determining their starting positions at Roland Garros 2025. It was a crucial moment for many players who see how the draw's luck can radically change their future in the second Grand Slam of the year... and of course, it has brought significant changes that alter the nature of the top 10. The main one? The rise of Carlos Alcaraz to the number two spot in the world, a hugely important change in the ATP ranking that has become the most fitting reward for his outstanding performance in the Italian tournament.

Because the version of Carlitos that we have seen at the Foro Itálico has appeared at the most opportune moment. If at the beginning of the clay court season, the player from Murcia was at a certain distance from Alexander Zverev, disheartened by not even coming close to the absent world number one Jannik Sinner, he ends this series of tournaments back in the top 2 (with 8850 points, versus the 7285 of a German losing considerable ground), catching a glimpse of the Italian on the horizon: specifically 1,530 points away, still a significant distance but far from the cushion excesses that San Candido's player has enjoyed.

MUSETTI, LAST-MINUTE INVITEE TO THE TOP 8

The rise of the player from Murcia was not the only significant move within the ATP circuit elite. Lorenzo Musetti has 'upgraded' his resume during this clay court season, taking his game to a higher level and raising the ceiling to unprecedented heights. The Italian had never before entered the top 8 of the rankings, something he has rightfully earned after his superb performance in Rome, where he defeated Zverev and eventually fell to Carlos in the semifinals.

Thus, the player from Carrara enters among the top eight seeds for Roland Garros, avoiding potential names in the round of 16 such as Draper, Ruud, or Djokovic. He snatches that spot at the last minute from Alex de Miñaur, who falls to #9 by just 225 points. Additionally, within the top 20, a couple of other interesting changes occurred: Jakub Mensik will arrive in Paris at his best historical ranking, standing at #19 in the world; Stefanos Tsitsipas teeters on the edge of the abyss, at #20, which will force him to face heavyweight opponents from the start at Roland Garros, while Tiafoe surpasses Dimitrov to reach Paris in the top 15.

MAJOR SHIFTS IN THE TOP 100 AFTER ATP ROMA 2025: