Jannik Sinner remains the official world No 1 despite missing the US Open, but Alexander Zverev has narrowed the gap in the closing stretch of the 2026 season after his New York title.

Sinner’s injury absence has allowed Zverev to chip away at a lead that once looked substantial. The German’s US Open triumph is the latest result to alter the shape of the men’s rankings race, even if the official ATP list still reflects a 52-week system rather than current form.

That is where the ATP Race offers a different view. Built around results from this calendar year, it also decides qualification for the ATP Finals in Turin. In that year-to-date picture, Zverev has moved ahead of Sinner and now stands as No 1.

His season has been underlined by a semi-final appearance at the Australian Open, a place in the Wimbledon final, and victories at the French Open and US Open. Those results have made him the standout performer in 2026 by the race standings.

Ben Shelton’s run to the US Open final has lifted him to No 3 in the ATP Race, with Carlos Alcaraz at No 4 and Flavio Cobolli at No 5.

The UTR Rating presents another variation of the men’s game, and it is not flattering for Novak Djokovic. After his first-round exit at the US Open, he sits at No 15 in that system. He is No 12 in both the ATP Rankings and ATP Race.

UTR MEN’S RATING
1. Jannik Sinner
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Arthur Fils
5. Rafael Jodar
6. Ben Shelton
7. Taylor Fritz
8. Felix Auger-Aliassime
9. Frances Tiafoe
10. Sebastian Korda

In the women’s game, Elena Rybakina has climbed to world No 1 after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final, and she also leads the WTA Race for 2026. She is more than 1,000 points clear of Sabalenka in the year-to-date standings.

Rybakina also heads the UTR list, where Sabalenka has dropped to No 6. Alex Eala leads that ranking, with Coco Gauff second and Elina Svitolina third. Eala is listed at No 15, three places higher than her official WTA ranking.

UTR WOMEN’S RATING
1. Elena Rybakina
2. Coco Gauff
3. Elina Svitolina
4. Iga Swiatek
5. Marta Kostyuk
6. Aryna Sabalenka1
7. Mirra Andreeva
8. Linda Noskova
9. Karolina Muchova1
10. Jessica Pegula

Jessica Pegula may still be searching for a first Grand Slam title, but her 2026 campaign has been a model of consistency and output.

The American has already reached two Grand Slam semi finals, doing so at the Australian Open and the US Open, while also advancing to the quarter finals of Wimbledon. She has added titles at the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Charleston Open, and has also reached three more WTA Tour finals this season.

That run has now given Pegula a statistic that stands above both Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. Sabalenka and Rybakina have shared one of the season’s main rivalries, meeting in the finals of the Australian Open and the US Open. Even so, Pegula now has more victories across the year than either of the Grand Slam champions.

Pegula claimed her 50th win of the season by defeating Emma Navarro in the quarter finals of the US Open, moving clear at the top of the WTA Tour’s victory table. Rybakina is just behind on 49, while Sabalenka has 46.

The numbers also reflect workload. Pegula has compiled her 50 wins in 63 matches. Rybakina has 49 wins from 62 matches, and Sabalenka has collected 46 wins from 55 matches this season. Sabalenka has had difficult spells during the year, but her total remains impressive.

Behind the leading three, Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva has 44 wins, while Elina Svitolina has 43. Alexandra Eala, who topped the victories list earlier in the season after winning the Washington Open, is now seventh with 40.

Pegula is next scheduled to play the Singapore Open, which begins on 21st September. Rybakina and Sabalenka are due back at the China Open, the penultimate Masters tournament on the WTA Tour.

Pegula is currently third in the race for the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, and is well placed to qualify again for the event scheduled for November 8th to 15th.

Carlos Alcaraz has mapped out the closing stretch of his 2026 season, with seven tournaments added to his schedule for the remainder of the year. Only four of those events will count as official ATP Tour appearances.

The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been limited to seven tournaments so far this season after a right wrist injury interrupted his campaign. He was sidelined for four months and did not return to match play until the US Open, where he reached the quarter-finals before losing in five sets to Ben Shelton.

Before the setback, Alcaraz had already picked up important results. He won the Australian Open and the Qatar Open, and also finished runner-up to Jannik Sinner at the Monte Carlo Masters. His year, however, was badly affected when he injured his wrist at the Barcelona Open. That issue forced him to miss the Madrid Open, Italian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open.

At Flushing Meadows, he was cleared to compete and moved through five matches without any visible effects from the wrist problem. With the injury now said to be fully behind him, the world No. 3 is preparing for a crowded end to the year.

His next stop is the Laver Cup, which will be staged at the O2 Arena in London from 25 to 27 September. He will again feature for Team Europe, alongside newly-crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev, Flavio Cobolli, Rafael Jodar, Jakub Mensik and Casper Ruud. It will be his third straight appearance in the event, and Team Europe will be aiming to take back the title after Team World’s 15-9 win in San Francisco last year.

Alcaraz then returns to ATP Tour action in Tokyo, where he will defend his Japan Open title from 30 September. He follows that with the Shanghai Masters from 7 to 18 October, a tournament where he will not be defending points after missing last year’s event with an ankle injury.

After that, he is scheduled for the exhibition Six Kings Slam in Riyadh from 21 to 24 October, before the Paris Masters from 2 to 8 November and the ATP Finals in Turin from 15 to 22 November. His final event of the season is likely to be the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy, provided Spain qualify.