Luca Van Assche captured the Play In Challenger Lille title with a composed 6–2, 6–4 win over Alexander Blockx, producing a quiet but efficient performance that returned him to the world’s top 100. The No. 7 seed saved all three break points he faced and converted each of his three break-point opportunities as he closed out the final in one hour and 19 minutes.

The 21-year-old’s triumph in Lille is his second ATP Challenger victory of the 2026 season, following his earlier title in Quimper. “Less than six months ago I was ranked outside the Top 200 in the world. Today, thanks to this win, I’m back in the Top 100,” Van Assche said moments after match point, holding the trophy in his hands. The 2021 Roland-Garros junior champion earned €30,460 and 125 ATP ranking points and climbs 30 places to world No. 100 in this week’s rankings.

Van Assche’s week featured a dramatic opening match in which he was two points from elimination against Leandro Riedi, trailing 6–3, 5–4, 0–30 before mounting a comeback aided by strong local support. “It was incredible, thank you! On Monday night I was down 6–3, 5–4, 0–30 and you pushed me through. If I’m here today, it’s thanks to you!” he told the crowd during the trophy ceremony. On his way to the title he also defeated Moise Kouame 6–1, 6–1 in the semi-finals. The Parisian teenager, who turns 17 on March 6, earned three straight-set wins in his fourth ATP Challenger Tour main-draw appearance and rose to world No. 397.

One week earlier at the Teréga Open Pau-Pyrénées, Raphael Collignon successfully defended his crown, defeating Benjamin Bonzi 7–6(5), 6–1 in one hour and 22 minutes in front of nearly 3,500 spectators. Collignon did not drop a set across five matches and became the first No. 1 seed in tournament history to lift the trophy, collecting €30,460 and 125 ATP ranking points. The Play In Challenger Lille drew more than 12,000 spectators across the week, matching the event’s attendance record.

Jack Draper marked his return to ATP tournament play with a straight-sets victory at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating Quentin Halys 7-6 (8), 6-3 on Monday. It was Draper’s first main-draw match win since August and his first tournament outing after a Davis Cup qualifying appearance earlier this month.

The Brit, a former world No. 4 who now sits at No. 15, had effectively shut down his 2025 season at the US Open and skipped the 2026 Australian Open because of bone bruising in his left arm. “I’ve had this injury for a long time. I’m at the very very end stages of the rehab\] process, and to step back on court back into five-set tennis so soon just doesn’t seem like the smart decision for me and my tennis,” [Draper said back in December .

Draper eased back into competitive tennis in Davis Cup qualifying, recording a straightforward win over No. 313-ranked Viktor Durasovic of Norway, then built on that momentum in Dubai with the victory over Halys on Center Court.

Off court, images of Draper’s dramatic new haircut circulated before the match, drawing comparisons to the buzz cut adopted by Carlos Alcaraz en route to the 2025 US Open title. “Bro looks like your character before you customize it,” joked one fan on Reddit .

The 2025 season had offered a mix of breakthrough and frustration for Draper. He captured his first Masters 1000 title last March at the BNP Paribas Open and was runner-up at the Mutua Madrid Open two months later. He arrived at Wimbledon seeking a strong run at his home major but was already hampered by injury in a second-round loss to Marin Cilic and played only once more that year.

Reflecting on the rehabilitation process, Draper made the uncertainties clear. “In any rehab process, there’s always, you know, there’s good days and then there’s bad days,” Draper explained at the US Open. “There’s days where you’re, like, really pumped because you think you’re on a good path, and then there’s days where you have setbacks and you think, ‘Oh, I might not be able to do it.’” ]

Carlos Alcaraz adds another milestone to an already prolific run after lifting the Doha trophy, his second title of the year. The 22-year-old Spaniard has now claimed his 10th title in the last 13 months and the 26th of his career.

He begins his 60th career week at ATP No. 1 today, becoming only the 13th player to reach that total since the official rankings began in 1973. At 22, Alcaraz is the second-youngest player to hit 60 weeks at the top, trailing only Lleyton Hewitt, who was 21 when he achieved the mark. The Spaniard reached the milestone younger than other notable names who also passed 60 weeks: Jannik Sinner was 23 when he did it, Roger Federer was 23, Rafael Nadal was 24 and Novak Djokovic was 25.

The milestone in Doha caps a sustained period of dominance for Alcaraz. His recent title there makes it his second of the 2026 season and continues a remarkable stretch across the past year-plus.

On the adjacent leaderboard, Jannik Sinner reaches a distinct career landmark of his own. He kicks off his 100th career week in the Top 2 of the ATP rankings today. Those 100 weeks are consecutive, beginning when he first rose to No. 2 on April 1, 2024, following his victory at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami.

Both milestones highlight contrasting achievements: Alcaraz extending his cumulative time at No. 1, and Sinner maintaining an unbroken presence among the two highest-ranked players for more than a year. Together they underscore the early-season shape of the rankings as the tour moves forward in 2026.