The 2025 French Open ended with much fanfare, as Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in a thriller of a contest. With this victory, the Spaniard claimed his fifth Grand Slam title in the first men’s Slam final decided by a fifth-set tiebreak and the longest Roland Garros final ever at 5 hr 29 minutes and successfully defended his Parisian crown. After dropping the opening two sets, Alcaraz staged a remarkable turnaround and seized the match tiebreaker to prevail in the summit clash, leaving fans on both sides of the net breathless.
As Portuguese tennis columnist José Morgado noted in a tweet at 9:56 PM ET on June 8, the post-Roland Garros Top 10 still features Sinner leading with 10,880 points and Alcaraz trailing on 8,850—proof that even a title win can’t instantly erase ranking gaps. It was a decent tournament for the American men overall: Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe both reached the quarterfinals, while Ben Shelton advanced to the fourth round.
By contrast, Taylor Fritz suffered a stunning first-round French Open exit against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier, costing him 190 points and tumbling him from No. 4 to No. 7. Paul’s deep run paid dividends too—he picked up 300 points to vault four spots into the top 10 at No. 8—while Tiafoe climbed three places to sit 13th and Shelton entered the 12th position for the first time.
New ATP Top 10 after #RolandGarros:
1 – Sinner (=) – 10.880
2 – Alcaraz (=) – 8.850
3 – Zverev (=) – 6.385
4 – Draper (+1) – 4.800
5 – Djokovic (+1) – 4.630
6 – Musetti (+1) – 4.560
7 – Fritz (-3) – 4.485
8 – Paul (+4) – 3.510
9 – Rune (+1) – 3.440
10 – De Minaur (-1) – 3.285
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 9, 2025
Their swings in Paris underscore how fragile—and how rewarding—the ranking system can be: a single upset or breakthrough run can vault a player into a new seeding bracket, affect endorsement valuations, and reshape tournament draws for months to come.
Meanwhile, Sinner’s 500-point boost for his runner-up finish actually stretched his French Open margin over Alcaraz to more than 2,000 points, setting up a tantalizing summer hard-court season in which Alcaraz will chase not just titles but the world No. 1 ranking. With Wimbledon looming on the horizon, every match now carries extra weight in the race for tennis’s summit.
Taylor Fritz explains the poor trend hurting him even before French Open
Even before the French Open, the American star wasn’t in the best of form. He began the clay-court season with a pre-quarterfinal appearance in Madrid. Subsequently, he lost in the round-of-64 clash in Rome against his compatriot, Marcos Giron. As things looked to improve with a quarterfinal appearance in Geneva, Fritz suffered a disappointing first-round loss in Paris.
After his defeat, Fritz explained why he performed poorly of late, saying, “It’s kind of what’s been going on a bit lately. I think I’m playing generally fine. It’s just a lot of important points; I just am playing horrendous tennis on a lot of the important points. When I’m break point down, or I’ve got looks on his serve, like 0/30, 15/30, 30/30, break point — all the pressure, important points… I don’t know what’s going on. I’m finding ways to just play the worst point possible.”
Nonetheless, Fritz would look to make amends in Stuttgart as he eyes a good performance in the grass-court season. Can the American star come back strongly after the French Open setback? Let us know your views in the comments below.
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