The French Open is done and dusted, and that can only mean one thing: the start of the grass-court season.
Tournaments are already underway, and it is less than three weeks until the third Grand Slam of the season at Wimbledon.
Here, we look at the ranking points all of the current ATP top 10 will have to defend on grass over the next few weeks.
1) Jannik Sinner – 900
After his French Open final heartbreak, world No 1 Sinner will look to bounce back with a strong grass swing over the next month.
The Italian has 900 ranking points to his name on grass, with 500 title points from the ATP 500 event in Halle, and 400 points from his run to the Wimbledon quarterfinal last season.
2) Carlos Alcaraz – 2,050
Having already successfully defended his French Open title this summer, world No 2 Alcaraz will look to once again defend his Wimbledon title – having won the event in 2023 and 2024.
The Spaniard has 2,000 points to defend as the reigning champion at SW19, and has a further 50 points from Queen’s after his round-two showing in 2024.
3) Alexander Zverev – 400
Having lost ground to the top two after his quarter-final exit at Roland Garros, world No 3 Zverev has the chance to claw back ground this grass-court swing.
The German has just 400 points to defend, with 200 points from his 2024 Halle Open semi-final, and a further 200 from his fourth-round showing at Wimbledon.
4) Jack Draper – 400
Up at a career-high of world No 4, Draper is already guaranteed to drop 250 points across the grass-court swing.
The Brit will not be defending the ATP 250 title he won in Stuttgart twelve months ago, though he has only 100 quarter-final points at Queen’s and just 50 second-round points to defend at Wimbledon.
5) Novak Djokovic – 1,300
Back up to world No 5 after action on the clay, Djokovic will look to reach his seventh straight final at Wimbledon this summer.
The Serbian has 1,300 ranking points to defend from his 2024 runner-up finish, though has nothing else to defend on the grass.
6) Lorenzo Musetti – 1,130
After an amazing rise up the ATP Rankings in the past year, Musetti now has to start defending some of the ranking points he has accumulated.
Sitting at a new career-high of world No 6, the Italian has 330 runner-up points to his name at Queen’s from 2024, and a further 800 points from his run to the Wimbledon semi-final.
7) Taylor Fritz – 750
Having fallen from world No 4 to world No 7 after his early exit from the French Open, US No 1 Fritz faces an intriguing grass-court swing, with a small chunk of points to defend.
Fritz has 100 quarter-final points to his name at Queen’s and 250 titleist points at Eastbourne, before defending 400 quarter-final points at Wimbledon.
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8) Tommy Paul – 950
With a career-high ranking of world No. 8, Paul is another who now starts defending a notable chunk of the ranking points he has accumulated.
The American has just 50 points coming off at the Libema Open, but has 500 titleist points to defend at Queen’s, before 400 quarter-finalist points at SW19.
9) Holger Rune – 200
Back in the top 10 after a solid start to 2025, the grass-court season represents a significant opportunity for Rune.
The Dane has just 200 ranking points to defend for his fourth-round showing at Wimbledon in 2024, with his round-one showing at Queen’s not counted towards his ranking.
10) Alex de Minaur – 650
Looking to get back to winning ways after a second-round defeat at Roland Garros, world No 10 de Minaur will hope to climb back up the rankings this grass swing.
The Australian has 250 points to his name after winning the 2024 Libema Open and 400 Wimbledon quarter-finalist points on his ranking, with his round-one Queen’s exit not factored into his ranking.
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