The World No. 1 ranking is unlikely to change hands before the start of the North American hardcourt swing as Carlos Alcaraz remains in control ahead of Novak Djokovic.
Alcaraz's lead over Djokovic was cut by 300 points, with his runner-up points from last year's ATP 500 event in Hamburg coming off. Hamburg is scheduled a week late this year, but nonetheless, Alcaraz did not count it as part of his schedule after winning Wimbledon.
The Hopman Cup which Alcaraz played in this past week, did not offer ranking points. It means, as the North American hard-court swing rolls around this week in Atlanta, Alcaraz will sit in top spot with 9,375 points, leading Djokovic in second place with 8,795.
The Serbian star will not play at the Canadian Open in the second week of August citing fatigue after finishing runner-up at Wimbledon. Alcaraz will lose 150 points this week (finalist in Umag in 2022) by electing to take more rest time, truncating his lead to 430 points before the Canadian Open in Toronto.
Elsewhere, the Top 10 contains the same names, with Andrey Rublev adding 250 points following his title triumph in Bastad, although he remains in seventh spot. The biggest movers during the week came from tournaments in Gstaad and Newport.
Argentina's Pedro Cachin became the latest first-time ATP titlist, beating Albert Ramos Vinolas in three sets in Sunday's final. Cachin had never made the semifinal before last week but left the Swiss resort town with a maiden ATP title.
Cachin rises from 90th spot to inside the top 50, representing the biggest jump in the world's Top 100 this week. He will sit at a career-high number 49 on 902 points.
France's Adrian Mannarino picked up his first title of the season in Rhode Island, beating the ATP newcomer Alex Michelsen in the Hall of Fame Open final. Mannarino was supreme throughout the week, dropping one set en route to the title on the lawn. He re-enters the Top 30, occupying 27th place on 1,376 points.
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