{"id":1788107,"date":"2026-02-23T16:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788107"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:30:39","slug":"atp-rankings-race-to-turin-carlos-alcaraz-extends-lead-over-novak-djokovic-jannik-sinner-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788107","title":{"rendered":"ATP Rankings Race To Turin: Carlos Alcaraz extends lead over Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner +1"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">ATP Rankings Race To Turin: Carlos Alcaraz extends lead over Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner +1<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"23 Feb 2026 4:30 PM\" data-ps-date=\"23 Feb 2026 4:30 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1771864239\"><br \/>\n                            23 Feb 2026 4:30 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/atp-rankings-race-to-turin-carlos-alcaraz-extends-lead-jannik-sinner-novak-djokovic\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a 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Alcaraz extends lead over Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner +1\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carlos-Alcaraz-Novak-Djokovic-Jannik-Sinner-Alex-de-Minaur-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                ATP stars Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz has stretched his significant lead in the Race to the ATP Finals in Turin, while Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner feature in the top five.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, there were ATP 500 tournaments in Doha and Rio, as well as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\">ATP<\/a> 250 in Delray Beach.<\/p>\n<p>The eight men who earn the most ranking points in the 2026 season will qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals, which will be staged in Turin from 15 to 22 November.<\/p>\n<p>The prestigious tournament, which was first held in 1970, is staged on indoor hard-court at the Inalpi Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is the two-time reigning ATP Finals champion, and he secured a record-breaking $5,071,000 for winning last year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>If a current-year Grand Slam winner finishes between ninth and 20th in the Race, they will take the eighth and final qualification spot.<\/p>\n<p>The players who finish ninth and 10th have the chance travel to Turin as alternates and take the place of any players who withdraw.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a>, the world No 1, is top of the Race rankings with 2,500 points after adding the Qatar Open title to his Australian Open victory.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic remains in second position despite not playing since losing the Australian Open final in his only tournament of 2026 so far.<\/p>\n<p>Alex de Minaur and Ben Shelton did not compete last week, but they remain third and fourth in the Race following their respective ATP 500 title wins in Rotterdam and Dallas earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>World No 2 Sinner took his points total to 900 with the 100 points he secured for making the quarter-finals at the Qatar Open, which has moved him up to the No 5 position.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev has not played since reaching the Australian Open semi-finals, and he has fallen to sixth.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jack-draper-novak-djokovic-inspiration-goat-verdict\"><strong>Jack Draper hails \u2018proper inspiration\u2019 Novak Djokovic as he issues GOAT verdict<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/mexican-open-cancellation-rumours-continue-swirl-death-drug-lord\"><strong>Mexican Open: Organisers issue statement after reports claim event has been cancelled<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tomas Martin Etcheverry has surged up to seventh place, with his victory at the ATP 500 in Rio taking his points tally to 725.<\/p>\n<p>Jakub Mensik collected 200 points for reaching the semi-finals in Doha, taking his total to 695 and lifting him into eighth position.<\/p>\n<h2>Live ATP Race to Turin (23 February)<\/h2>\n<p>1) Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 2,500<br \/>\n2) Novak Djokovic \u2013 1,300<br \/>\n3) Alex de Minaur \u2013 985<br \/>\n4) Ben Shelton \u2013 950<br \/>\n5) Jannik Sinner \u2013 900<br \/>\n6) Alexander Zverev \u2013 840<br \/>\n7) Tomas Martin Etcheverry \u2013 725<br \/>\n8) Jakub Mensik \u2013 695<br \/>\n<em>Cutoff<\/em><br \/>\n9) Alexander Bublik \u2013 650<br \/>\n10) Taylor Fritz \u2013 615<br \/>\n11) Felix Auger-Aliassime \u2013 615<br \/>\n12) Lorenzo Musetti \u2013 565<br \/>\n13) Learner Tien \u2013 525<br \/>\n14) Tommy Paul \u2013 515<br \/>\n=15) Francisco Cerundolo \u2013 500<br \/>\n=15) Daniil Medvedev \u2013 500<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Bublik, Taylor Fritz and Felix Auger-Aliassime are the other players with over 600 points this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-force-to-be-reckoned-with-star-backed-sunshine-double-resurgence\">Jannik Sinner \u2018a force to be reckoned with\u2019 as star backed for Sunshine Double resurgence<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATP Rankings Race To Turin: Carlos Alcaraz extends lead over Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner +1 Ewan West 23 Feb 2026 4:30 PM ATP stars Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur Carlos Alcaraz has stretched his significant lead in the Race to the ATP Finals in Turin, while Novak Djokovic and Jannik [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1788107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1788107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1788107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1788107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1788107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1788107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}