Jannik Sinner is guaranteed to hold the ATP world number one ranking for another week after Carlos Alcaraz, the world number two, pulled out of the 2026 Barcelona Open due to injury.
World number two Carlos Alcaraz experienced right wrist and arm pain during his 6-4, 6-3 victory over Otto Virtanen in the first round of the Barcelona Open.
The world's top two tennis players, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, will meet for the first time in 2026 after both won their Monte Carlo Masters semifinals.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have not yet faced each other in 2026, but their rivalry remains intense in the pursuit of the world number one ranking.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz suffered his first defeat of the 2026 season, losing to a resurgent Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 6-7(3) in the Indian Wells Masters semifinals.
The world's top players, Sinner and Alcaraz, defeated Learner Tien and Cameron Norrie in their respective quarterfinals at the year's first Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells.
After defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the men's singles third round, Novak Djokovic went on to win his men's doubles match alongside Stefanos Tsitsipas.
