This week the national tennis players were dedicated to the Davis Cup so there were slight variations in the rankings.
This week Chile faced a significant challenge for the Davis Cup . Although the start was good after the national team’s victory against Sweden, defeats against Canada and Italy prevented the team led by Nicolás Massú from qualifying for the next stage.
For the same reason, domestic tennis players did not participate in tournaments fighting for points for the ATP ranking, so the movements were almost non-existent.
Nicolás Jarry, first national racket, remains the best Chilean in the ranking and continues to fight to enter the top 20 tennis players on the planet. For now, he is in 22nd place. .
then comes Christian Garin, who thanks to other results, moved up one place in the ranking and now occupies 102nd place. . Further down, they appear with the loss of one place each for Tomás Barrios (115°) and Alejandro Tabilo (125°). Finally, the national top 5 is closed by Gonzalo Lama, ranked 424th.
As for the world top 10, there has been no movement. Novak Djokovic, with 11,795 points, continues to solidly lead the ATP rankings, taking a good advantage over the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) who has 8,535 points. .
Further on appear the Russians Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas, closing the top 5. Then come Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud and the top 10 is closed by the German Alexander Zverev.
Chile’s next Davis Cup challenge
After the elimination in this edition of the Davis Cup, the task of the nationals will now be to remain in the world group during the repechage which will take place in February 2024. For this, the rival and the local team will be determined in November. , date on which the quarter-finals of the competition will begin.
Chile’s possible rivals are already known, but it remains to be determined whether or not Chile will play on home soil. This will depend on the team’s ranking in the November update. .
If they make the world’s top 16 (there are currently 17), they could face Argentina, Peru or Slovakia in the country. On the other hand, they would visit Brazil, Israel or Japan. Finally, it will be determined by drawing lots if the rivals are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Ukraine, Hungary, Portugal, Greece or Norway.
On the other hand, if Chile fails to qualify as the top seed for the November draw, it could face Croatia, Great Britain and Sweden at home. Visit Australia, the United States, the Czech Republic or Kazakhstan. Finally, the home venue would be determined by drawing lots in cases where Spain, Germany, Serbia, the Netherlands, France, South Korea or Belgium play.
In any case, these possible scenarios may change because in addition to all the countries mentioned, two invitations will be issued for the 2024 Final. In addition, those who will be in Malaga will directly access the next edition.
The Top 5 of Chile
- 22nd Nicolas Jarry 1,494 points
- 102° Christian Garin 596
- 115° Tomás Barrios 525
- 125° Alexandro Tabilo 492
- 424° Gonzalo Lama 107
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Source: Latercera
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