The Serbian defeated the Spaniard in the final of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and is only 20 points away from number one in the world ranking.
the serbian Novak Djokovic is placed only 20 points behind number one in the world rankingl for tennis, spanish Carlos Alcarazafter defeating him on Sunday in the final of Cincinnati Masters 1000.
With his dedication to the Ohio state tournament, the Belgrade tennis player has reduced 580 points and is in a good position to regain the leadership of the US Open standings that will start next Monday in New York.
Alcaraz, champion at Flushing Meadows in 2022, will defend two thousand points this year, while Djokovic will benefit in the first round due to his loss in the last Grand Slam last season. So it was enough for the Serb to avoid a surprise in his debut match to regain the throne of the ATP ranking when the US Open ends on September 10. Djokovic has not lost in the first round of a “Major” since the 2006 Australian Open .
As for Argentines, those in the top 100 are: Francisco closing it (20th, +1), Tomas Martín Etcheverry (32nd, -1), Sebastian baez (42°), Peter cache (66th, -17), Federico choria (92°), Facundo Diaz Acosta (93rd, +1) and Juan Manuel closing it (100°, +3). For his part, Diego Schwartzman It fell 19 spots this week to number 116, its lowest record since May 2014.
The top ten of the ATP ranking
- 1) Alcaraz (Spain)
- 2) Djokovic (Serbia)
- 3) Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
- 4) Holger Rune (Denmark,+1)
- 5) Casper Ruud (Norway, +2)
- 6) Jannik Sinner (Italy)
- 7) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece, -3)
- 8) Andrey Rublev (Russia)
- 9) Taylor Fritz (United States)
- 10) Frances Tiafoe (United States)
Source: Tycsports
I’m Rose Brown , a journalist and writer with over 10 years of experience in the news industry. I specialize in covering tennis-related news for Athletistic, a leading sports media website. My writing is highly regarded for its quick turnaround and accuracy, as well as my ability to tell compelling stories about the sport.
