ATP Race Update: Tabilo Leads Ahead Of Zverev After Winning Maiden Tour-Level Title

| by Nurein Ahmed

After the mad scramble of the opening two weeks, the ATP Race has an unfamiliar name topping the standings.

Chile's Alejandro Tabilo has amassed 250 ranking points after his unexpected title win in Auckland as a qualifier this past week. The 26-year-old's first-ever ATP title took him to the top spot in the Race to Turin, which tallies points earned during the season.

Tabilo, who has now recorded 378 points since November 2023 (after winning the Brasilia Challenger also as a qualifier), overtook Alexander Zverev in the top spot.

The German had led the race after the first week following his majestic form at the United Cup, where his country won the tournament. But Zverev, like most of his peers, decided to take a rest with the Australian Open looming on the horizon.

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Alex de Minaur sits in third place with 315 points (he earned 50 points after progressing into the second round of the Australian Open). The Aussie is celebrating his second week inside the world's Top 10. Grigor Dimitrov and Andrey Rublev are tied in fourth position.

Jiri Lehecka was the other newest ATP champion last weekend after winning in Adelaide and rising to the sixth spot. Notably, none of the usual suspects of Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Jannik Sinner feature so high in the list.

However, that will drastically change following the conclusion of the Australian Open, where a maximum of 2,000 points will be up for grabs. Djokovic has topped the year-end rankings eight times in his career - the most of any man. At least three players are tied for seventh. These include Jack Draper, Emil Ruusuvuori and Holger Rune.

Hubert Hurkacz rounds up the Top 10. The ATP Race holds significance in determining the player who will finish the season as the ATP's No. 1, and most importantly, acts as qualifying criteria for the ATP Finals and Next Gen ATP Finals.

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2024 ATP Race as of January 15th, 2024:

Rank Player Points
1 Alejandro Tabilo 368
2 Alexander Zverev 335
3 Alex de Minaur 265
4 Andrey Rublev 250
4 Grigor Dimitrov 250
6 Jiri Lehecka 250
7 Valentin Vacherot 195
8 Taro Daniel 178
9 Zizou Bergs 175
10 Jack Draper 165
10 Holger Rune 165
10 Emil Ruusuvuori 165
13 Hubert Hurkacz 150
14 Arthur Fils 150
15 Dominik Koepfer 141
16 Casper Ruud 130
17 Jordan Thompson 125
17 Sebastian Ofner 125
19 Nuno Borges 125
20 James Duckworth 120
21 Facundo Diaz Acosta 113
22 Roberto Bautista Agut 110
23 Fabio Fognini 109
24 Roman Safiullin 100
24 Juncheng Shang 100
24 Alexander Bublik 100
24 Arthur Cazaux 100
28 Sebastian Korda 100
28 Ben Shelton 100
30 Michael Mmoh 98
31 Aleksandar Kovacevic 98
32 Cameron Norrie 95
33 Patrick Kypson 89
34 Roman Andres Burruchaga 87
35 Brandon Nakashima 85
36 Yosuke Watanuki 84
36 Pedro Martinez 84
38 Leandro Riedi 82
39 Benoit Paire 81
40 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 80
41 Jakub Mensik 80
42 Nicolas Jarry 80
43 Li Tu 79
44 Alex Michelsen 76
45 Maximilian Marterer 75
46 Duje Ajdukovic 75
47 Matteo Arnaldi 75
47 Lorenzo Musetti 75
47 Daniel Altmaier 75
50 Denis Yevseyev 70

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