Jannik Sinner enjoys the most important success of his season before facing the second part of the year. The victory at Wimbledon 2026, with the second consecutive title won on the London grass and the fifth Slam of his career, gave the Italian new impetus after the difficulties experienced in the first major events of the season between the Australian Open and Roland Garros.
After his triumph on Centre Court, however, the world number one chose to stop. Sinner nhe will not be on the field in July and will take a few weeks off to recover physically and mentally after the long journey on grass. This decision is also linked to the need to best face the second part of the season, the one on American hard courts, where important points will be up for grabs, especially the last Slam of the year. return on the field it is expected to August, but it remains to be defined which will be the first tournament after the restart.
Sinner, when he returns to the court after Wimbledon: the schedule of the next tournaments
The first possible appointment is the Montreal Masters 1000, scheduled from the 2 to the 13 August 2026, but Sinner's presence remains to be confirmed.
The Italian's name appears on the entry list for the Canadian tournament because Montreal is one of the mandatory events on the ATP circuit, which automatically allows top players to register. His actual participation, however, will be evaluated by Sinner and his team based on his physical condition and scheduling for subsequent events. A similar situation occurred last season, when the Italian chose to skip the Canadian tournament to focus on the trip to America.
After Montreal the calendar proposes the Cincinnati Masters 1000, by 13 23 to August, an important event to regain rhythm on hard courts before the big goal of the tour: the US Open. The New York Slam, scheduled from the August 30 to the September 13, will represent one of the most anticipated moments of the season. Sinner will arrive at the tournament with great ambitions, but also with the memory of the 2025 final, when Carlos Alcaraz won the title by beating the Italian and returning to the top of the world rankings.
The management of the calendar It will therefore be one of the keys to the second half of the season. Sinner will have to find the right balance between returning to competitiveness on hard courts and arriving at the most important events with maximum energy.
ATP Rankings: Sinner soars, his lead over Alcaraz grows
The Wimbledon triumph also had a very serious impact on the ATP ranking. Sinner now leads the world rankings with 13.450 points, increasing his advantage su Alcaraz up to 5290 points.
This is the widest margin ever achieved by the Italian over the Spaniard. Before Wimbledon, the gap was 3990 points, but the London tournament further widened the gap thanks to the different impact of the ATP spreads. Sinner, in fact, defended the 2000 points he earned with his 2025 victory, while alcaraz he lost the 1300 points achieved with the final reached a year ago. The Spaniard, moreover, was sidelined for several months due to thewrist injury, allowing to Alexander Zverev to fit in second of the ranking with 8480 points.
Sinner's leadership therefore appears increasingly solid as the final part of the season approaches. The advantage he has accumulated makes it very difficult for the pursuers to catch up and puts the Italian in the ideal position to aim for close the year as world number one.
A domain also confirmed by ATP Race, the ranking that considers exclusively the results of the current season: after the success at Wimbledon, Sinner has reached 7950 points and has conquered the title well in advance qualification for the ATP Finals in Turin.
Alcaraz, when will he return to the court? He could return to Cincinnati before the US Open.
The Spaniard has been sidelined since last April with a right wrist injury, but in recent weeks he has begun to show encouraging signs. Alcaraz is back in training at the El Palmar Academy and shared images of his work on the court, also using a special racket used in the recovery phases from wrist and forearm injuries.
His return, however, is not yet imminent. The Murcian is not on the entry list of the Montreal Masters 1000 and the first concrete possibility of seeing him back in the race could be the Cincinnati Masters 1000, scheduled from 13th to 23rd August, the last major event before the US OpenThe final decision will depend on the progress of his recovery and the green light from the medical staff, who are proceeding cautiously to avoid relapses.
Il return of Alcaraz It will be one of the central themes of the tennis summer: Sinner arrives at the decisive stage of the season with a huge advantage in the rankings, while the Spaniard aims to regain top form to reopen the challenge at the top of world tennis.
