Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev or Casper Ruud? Who needs what to win No. 1 race after US Open?

With his shock first-round loss at the US Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas is out of the race to reach world No. 1 after the US Open — but four players remain in the hunt for the coveted top spot in the ATP Tour rankings.

Namely, they are Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud, with Medvedev and Ruud into round two after their opening wins, while the two Spaniards play on Tuesday. Ad The ATP world rankings — in operation since 1973 and allowing for historical comparisons across eras — are currently headed by Medvedev on 6,880 points, with Nadal — thanks to his two major wins at the Australian Open and French Open in 2022 — in second on 5,630.

US Open'Half-dead, like an amateur' — Tsitsipas gutted at missing No. 1 chance after shock loss3 HOURS AGO In third is Alcaraz on 4,470 points, who despite not getting past the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam this year, has won two Masters 1000 titles.

Behind him is Tsitsipas, but the Greek will narrow the gap no further after his New York exit to Colombia's Daniel Elahi Galan. Then comes Casper Ruud with 4,695 points.

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