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What Alcaraz should do in Montecarlo to return to the top 2 of the ranking

Fils and Musetti have options to debut in the Top 10

April 10, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz looks for more than an ATP Masters 1000 trophy this week at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Spanish is about to return to the Top 2 of the PIF ATP Rankings.

According to the PIF ATP Live Rankings, if the Spanish achieves its first crown in the Principality, it will surpass Alexander Zverev in the world number 2 next Monday. If Alcaraz does not succeed in Montecarlo, it will remain as number 3 in the world.

PIF ATP Live Rankings (only quarterfinalists in Montecarlo)

^{Current No. 10: Casper Ruud (eliminated), 3,215 points}

Alcaraz could end the week with up to 7,720 points. Zverev, who lost his second round match against Matteo Berrettini, has 7,595 points. Both are far ahead of number 4, Taylor Fritz, who has 5,280 points. Alcaraz became the number 1 of the youngest world in the history of the PIF ATP Rankings (since 1973) on September 12, 2022. Since then, it has remained in the top three and has the opportunity to consolidate its position in Montecarlo.

The 21-year-old is one of the only two players of the PIF ATP Rankings that are still alive at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Therefore, there are opportunities for players to break through the 10 best.

The current number 10 is Casper Ruud, with 3,215 points. If the number 13, Arthur Fils, reaches the final, will have 3,270 points, sufficient to enter the Top 10. The French would reach 3,620 points and reach the number 7 of the world if he got its first Masters 1000 title.

Lorenzo Musetti is another player who could break into the Top 10. The Italian, currently number 14, needs to win the title to achieve it. Musetti, like Fils, can reach number 7. Numbers 16 and 17, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov, would return to Top 10 if they succeeded this week.

The number 25, Alexei Popyrin, won his first 1000 Masters last year in Montreal. If the Australian expands his Masters 1000 collection with another crown, he will rise to number 16. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, finalist of Montecarlo 2022, is three victories to ascend from number 37 to number 20.