{"id":1852575,"date":"2026-03-28T15:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1852575"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:30:11","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-ousted-as-world-no-1-by-jannik-sinner-as-daniil-medvedev-leaps-in-alternative-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1852575","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz ousted as world No 1 by Jannik Sinner as Daniil Medvedev leaps in alternative list"},"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\">Carlos Alcaraz ousted as world No 1 by Jannik Sinner as Daniil Medvedev leaps in alternative list<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                ATP stars Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>The ATP Rankings don\u2019t always provide an accurate reflection of current form, with the latest UTR Ranking offering a snapshot of the real leaders in the men\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>While the official ATP list is compiled using a 52-week rolling points system, the UTR Ranking is built using an algorithm that reflects results in real time.<\/p>\n<p>Victories against higher-ranked players are worth more in the UTR list than the official ATP or WTA Ranking, meaning they offer up a more accurate reflection of the current form at the top of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The UTR Ranking is based on the current form from the last few weeks and months rather than reflecting results that occurred up to a year ago, with the system created to promote fair and competitive play across the tennis world.<\/p>\n<p>All players, regardless of age, gender, geography, or skill level, are rated on the same scale between 1.00 and 16.50 based on actual match results.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-rivals-weak\">Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz accused of having an \u2018easy ride\u2019 at the top of men\u2019s tennis?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-ranking-partying-miami-open-defeat\">Carlos Alcaraz told to walk away from big pay days after shock Miami Open defeat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The UTR Ranking is open to players of all levels of the game, and the algorithm used provides intriguing insights at the top of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over who the best player in the world is right now may appear to have been won by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> after he claimed victory in the last two Grand Slam tournaments, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> is sitting top of the UTR Ranking list after his win at Indian Wells and dominant performances at the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is in second place after he was beaten by Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells and was then beaten by Sebastian Korda in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The UTR list has Medvedev in third place after his stunning return to form in recent weeks, with Novak Djokovic in fourth place after his run to the Australian Open final in January, with his win against Sinner in the semi-final boosting his UTR Ranking as it came against a higher-ranked rival.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev is set to move up to No 3 in the ATP Rankings next week, but he is down in sixth place on the UTR Rankings list, behind Australia\u2019s Jack Draper.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Draper has slipped out of the top 20 of the ATP Rankings due to his long spell away from the game due to injury, but the Brit\u2019s impressive return to action at Indian Wells and an appearance in the quarter-finals sees him installed at No 10 on the UTR Rankings list.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATED UTR RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Jannik Sinner<br \/>\n2. Carlos Alcaraz<br \/>\n3.Daniil Medvedev<br \/>\n4. Novak Djokovic<br \/>\n5. Alex De Minaur<br \/>\n6. Alexander Zverev<br \/>\n7. Felix Auger-Aliassime<br \/>\n8. Arthur Fils<br \/>\n9. Lorenzo Musetti<br \/>\n10. Jack Draper<br \/>\n11. Ben Shelton<br \/>\n12. Alexander Bublik<br \/>\n13. Taylor Fritz<br \/>\n14. Francisco Cerundolo<br \/>\n15. Holger Rune<br \/>\n16. Valentin Vacherot&lt;<br \/>\n17. Sebastian Korda<br \/>\n18. Learner Tien<br \/>\n19. Tommy Paul<br \/>\n20. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-ultimate-comparison-carlos-alcaraz-novak-djokovic\">Jannik Sinner gets the ultimate comparison as he is placed alongside the GOAT of tennis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz ousted as world No 1 by Jannik Sinner as Daniil Medvedev leaps in alternative list Kevin Palmer 28 Mar 2026 3:30 PM ATP stars Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic The ATP Rankings don\u2019t always provide an accurate reflection of current form, with the latest UTR Ranking offering a snapshot [&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-1852575","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\/1852575","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=1852575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1852575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1852575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1852575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1852575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}