As the era of three giants faded, a new wave of stars stepped up to claim the majors and the No. 1 ranking. Who leads tennis's next generation? Cast your vote!
1Jannik SinnerItalian world No. 1 and five-time major champion who took over the top of the game as the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic era wound down.1000pts
2Taylor FritzLeading American and US Open finalist carrying his country's hopes in the post-Big-Three era.846pts
3Carlos AlcarazSpanish seven-time Grand Slam champion and the co-face of tennis's new generation, the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.538pts
4Casper RuudNorwegian multiple Grand Slam finalist and model of consistency in the new era.538pts
5Holger RuneDanish young gun and Masters 1000 champion among the era's brightest prospects.440pts
6Daniil MedvedevFormer world No. 1 and US Open champion who broke the Big Three's Slam monopoly.440pts
7Andrey RublevHard-hitting Russian top-tenner and multiple Masters 1000 titleholder.440pts
8Alexander ZverevGerman who won Roland Garros and the US Open in 2026 after years leading the chasing pack, also an Olympic champion and two-time ATP Finals winner.323pts
9Stefanos TsitsipasGreek former world No. 3 and two-time Grand Slam finalist of the post-Big-Three wave.323pts
10Dominic ThiemAustrian US Open champion who was among the first of the next wave to win a major.0pts
11Ben SheltonAmerican left-hander with a huge serve who reached the 2026 US Open final and climbed to world No. 4.
12Jack DraperBritish left-hander who won the 2025 Indian Wells Masters and reached the 2024 US Open semi-finals.
13Lorenzo MusettiItalian stylist who won Olympic bronze in Paris in 2024 and reached the Wimbledon and Roland Garros semi-finals.
14Félix Auger-AliassimeCanadian who reached the 2025 US Open semi-finals and was ranked world No. 6 in October 2026.
15Alex de MinaurAustralian speedster who has been a regular member of the world top ten throughout the 2020s.
16Flavio CobolliItalian who reached the 2026 Roland Garros final, taking Alexander Zverev to five sets, and broke into the world top ten.
17Tommy PaulAmerican who reached the 2023 Australian Open semi-finals and won Olympic doubles bronze in 2024.
18Frances TiafoeAmerican showman who reached the US Open semi-finals in 2022 and 2024 and returned to the world top ten in 2026.
19Hubert HurkaczPolish big server who won the 2021 Miami Open and the 2023 Shanghai Masters and reached the 2021 Wimbledon semi-finals.
20Matteo BerrettiniItalian who reached the 2021 Wimbledon final and won the Queen's Club title twice with a thunderous serve and forehand.
21João FonsecaBrazilian prodigy who won his first ATP titles as a teenager in 2025, in Buenos Aires and at the Basel indoor event.
22Jakub MenšíkCzech who beat Novak Djokovic in the 2025 Miami Open final for his first title and later rose into the world top 15.
23Arthur FilsFrenchman who won his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati in 2026 and reached the world top ten.
Photo credits
- Daniil Medvedev — CORNUT, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Andrey Rublev — Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alexander Zverev — Rick Munroe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stefanos Tsitsipas — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ben Shelton — Peter Arnold, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jack Draper — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lorenzo Musetti — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Félix Auger-Aliassime — Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alex de Minaur — Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flavio Cobolli — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tommy Paul — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Frances Tiafoe — Rickmunroe01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hubert Hurkacz — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Matteo Berrettini — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0
- João Fonseca — Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jakub Menšík — Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arthur Fils — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
Comments 1
Daniil Medvedev arrived first, beat Djokovic in a US Open final, and then watched two younger players close the door behind them: https://youpick.best/articles/sinner-vs-alcaraz-ranked https://youpick.best/articles/jannik-sinner-ranked-many-ways
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