Next week Novak Djokovic will return to the slopes. The Serbian returned to the circuit after his victory at the last Australian Open, which also allowed him to regain the number 1 in the ATP ranking.
Maintaining that condition will be his great goal at the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai which starts next Monday and is for those who already know their way.
Nope will debut against his player from the previous stage and in the round of 16 they will face the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor or the French Constant Lestienne.
More complicated a priori is his quarterfinal duel, against Andy Murray or Hubert Hurkacz, while He will face Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals.
On the other side of the field, Felix Auger Aliassime, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev start as the most popular players in a tournament where Alejandro Davidovich was Spain’s only representative after the last-minute resignations of Roberto Bautista and Pablo Carreño.
Dubai shares a calendar week with Santiago de Chile and Acapulco, where Carlos Alcaraz plans to compete. The Murcian is the biggest threat to Djokovic’s reign and could face the tournament with the same points as the Serbian should he win the Rio Open this weekend.
In that case, Nole will remain number 1 for having more points in the Grand Slams and the Masters 1000 but everything will remain open depending on their respective results. Whoever continues their tournament will be able to continue to the top of the rankings.
Source: La Verdad
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