No.1 Jannik Sinner: After having served a three-month ban, Jannik Sinner was only able to play two clay court tournaments this season. He reached the final in Rome in dominating fashion but ultimately lost to Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets. At the French Open he easily made it to the final, playing like he never left, but was again stopped by Carlos Alcaraz in a final for the ages. Overall, Sinner had a great clay court season, considering that he was only allowed to play two tournaments, but not the best, seeing as he didn’t win a title.
Home of The World’s Sports Score: 8
No.2 Carlos Alcaraz: Kicking off his campaign by winning Monte Carlo, Carlos had a historic clay court season. He reached the final in Barcelona but suffered an injury and lost to Holger Rune. This injury made him miss the Madrid Masters, but he bounced back in Rome by taking home the title and beating world number 1 Jannik Sinner in the final. Coming into the French Open he was the clear favourite and to say he lived up to the expectations would be an understatement. Alcaraz managed to fend off three match points in the final, in what is to date probably the greatest comeback in sports history. He defended the title and is now a five-time Grand Slam champion. During the clay court season, Alcaraz didn’t always play his best tennis, but what was astonishing was his ability to find solutions and get through tough matches.
Home of The World’s Sports Score: 9.5
No.3 Alexander Zverev: Zverev started his clay court season early, by playing in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, but failed to make it past the quarterfinals in both tournaments. He lost in his first match at the Monte Carlo Masters but got back to form by winning the title in Munich. In Madrid, he lost to Francisco Cerundolo for the second time this season and in Rome he lost to Musetti in the quarterfinals. He then lost in the round of sixteen in Hamburg and was knocked out by Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Overall, he had a very underwhelming clay court season by his standards, especially if you compare it to his performance last year.
Home of The World’s Sports Score: 6.5
No.4 Jack Draper: Draper didn’t start the clay court season on his best foot, as he was knocked out of Monte Carlo in the round of sixteen. He then had an amazing run in Madrid, making it all the way to the final, but he fell just short to Caper Ruud in three sets. In Rome, he played well and lost to future champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. At the French Open he had a solid tournament but was defeated by Alexander Bublik in the round of sixteen. This has been Jack Draper’s best clay court season to date, which has propelled him to a career-high ranking of world number 4.
Home of The World’s Sports Score: 7
No.5 Novak Djokovic: After having played so many years, Novak Djokovic’s only goal for the clay court season was Roland Garros. He played in Monte Carlo and Madrid but lost both of his first matches. He then competed in Geneva to find his form before Roland Garros and ended up winning his 100th title. At the French Open, on the elusive quest for his 25th major, he managed to reach the semifinals but was ultimately defeated by world number 1 Jannik Sinner. He performed very well though, especially seeing as he beat world number 3 Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals and fought to the best of his ability against the world number 1.
Home of The World’s Sports Score: 7
(The top 5 as of 09.06.2025)
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