The official ATP rankings will not be released until Monday, but based on the live rankings, tennis fans know who is moving up or down. One player who used to be a staple in the top 10 is back again. Another player gets moved out.
One of the highest jumps of the week comes from an unexpected source. Will he be able to maintain that climb? More on that in just a second.
Of course, with Indian Wells and the Miami Open both happening in March, we could see lots of ranking changes based on the results of those 1000 tournaments. There won't be a change at No. 1 (Jannik Sinner is too far ahead for that), but there could be a real battle for No. 2.
There will be a familiar face back in the ATP top 10 when the rankings are released
Up! - Quentin Halys
No one likely expected this likely late-career surge. The 28-year-old Frenchman had reached a previous career-high in 2023 at No. 61. After a strong showing in Dubai (he reached the semifinals in Dubai before losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime), Halys will move up 18 places to No. 59. His career record is 36-66, but one would not know that from his most recent form.
Down - Tommy Paul
Paul played in Acapulco instead of Dubai, and even while he gained points, he should have gained more. He lost in the round of 16 and should have at least reached the semifinals. His points gained were not as high as one other player who shows up later on this list. Paul falls out of the top 10 and will be ranked at No. 11 heading into Indian Wells.
Up! - Felix Auger-Aliassime
Auger-Aliassime began the year ranked No. 29, but after winning a couple of 250 events, he was able to climb. After another good run at the Dubai 500 tournament, the Canadian will get back inside the top 20. He will be ranked No. 18. The 24-year-old is off to a great start in 2025, and maybe this is the year he follows peers such as Jannik Sinner and gets inside the top 10.
Down - Ugo Humbert
Humbert is off to a solid start this year, too, as he won the Marseille 250 event. The issue is that Humbert won in Dubai last year, and he was bounced out in the round of 16 this year. That cost him 450 points. He will fall from 15 to 19 when the rankings come out.
Up! - Stefanos Tsitsipas
The biggest winner of the week might not have made the biggest jump in the rankings, but after beginning the year outside the top 10, the former ATP No. 3 is back inside the top 10 after he took the title in Dubai. He has been out of form for at least six months, but he appears to be trending upward just before the start of a major part of the year. If he can make some noise at Indian Wells and Miami, two tournaments he did relatively poorly in 2024, a run to the top 5 is not out of the question.