Carlos Alcaraz he met again in defeat against the American Tommy Paul and the Canadian. If in 2022 he gave up in Montreal, this time in Toronto the same executioner sent him to the quarterfinals.
After sixteen consecutive singles wins, fourteen on the ATP circuit, Alcaraz suffered his first elimination since the semifinals of Roland Garros.
The Queen’s and Wimbledon grass-court champion strengthened his world number one in the ATP rankings in a short period of time, despite a second setback to Paul. If in 2022 he added only 10 points, in this edition he left with 180.
Add 170 points to his account to add 9,395, for the Serbian’s unchanged 8,795 Novak Djokovicthat distanced itself to 600 points, when the previous advantage was 430 (9,225 to 8,795).
however, Alcaraz it will suffer more in Cincinnati, next week, and, especially, in New York, from August 21 to September 10. He defends 2,180 points, 2,180 and 2,000, respectively, for none of ‘No’, who did not participate in this tour last season because the ban on the entry of foreigners who were not vaccinated against covid was implemented.
in cincinnati Alcaraz he will start with a real advantage of 420 points, which allows him to rely on himself. In reaching the final (he made it to the quarterfinals in 2022), the world No. 1.
If you ever say goodbye early, you know that Djokovic he won’t be a threat to the ATP lead until he reaches the final. And he hasn’t competed since Wimbledon, complicating the draw.
Alcaraz’s path to Cincy will be: Isner or Qualy, Paul (eighth), Tiafoe or Ruud (fourth), Tsitsipas or Rublev (semifinals), Djokovic (final).
Djokovic’s route is: Davidovich or Etcheverry, Norrie or Monfils (eighth), Sinner or Fritz (fourth), Rune or Medvedev (semifinals), Alcaraz (final).
This is the ATP world ranking
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Span) / 9,395 points
2. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 8,795
3. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 6,530
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 5,090
5. Holger Rune (Also) / 4,790
6. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 4,715
7. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 4,595
8. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 3,905
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 3,605
10. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 3,050
11. Karen Khachanov (Russian) / 2,855
12. Tommy Paul (USA) / 2,525
Source: La Verdad
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