Djokovic’s long-awaited statement arrived, changing the end of the season

After the week of the Davis Cup, the stagnation in the ATP world ranking. In front, the Serbian Novak Djokovicwith 11,795 points, maintaining a 3,260 Spanish difference Carlos Alcarazwhich adds up to 8,535.

‘No’, 36 years old, he topped his victory at the US Open, where he won for the fourth time to add his 24th Grand Slam title. “When the Grand Slam is over, my priority objective is the Davis Cup. Also the ATP Finals in Turin,” he said. Novak Djokovic in Valencia, where he added another appointment to his 2023 calendar, subtracting one from the agenda of Carlos Alcaraz once Spain is eliminated from the Final 8 to be played in Malaga from November 21 to 26.

Both plan to meet at the ATP Finals in Turin, from November 12 to 19, as before at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, from October 30 to November 5.

“Over the years, some of the best support I have received anywhere in the world has been in China. Shanghai has always been one of my favorite tournaments of the season. I will miss my #NoleFam in China. I hope I can come back to China in the future and play again in front of you all,” he said. Djokovic proving what his Croatian coach expects of his country Goran Ivanisevicwho opted for a long break for his student, until the end of October.

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That he did not go to the ATP 500 in Beijing could be logical, not so much that he did not attend the return of the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai, closed since the pandemic.

In China it will be Carlos Alcaraz, where you can add a maximum of 1,500 points. In addition, Djokovic has given the 750, the 500 in Astana and the 250 in Tel Aviv.

Even with this double equation, Alcaraz will return to world No. 1, but he had a chance to catch up when Djokovic suddenly dropped 2,100 points, on Monday, November 6.

The 3,260 current point advantage for Djokovic has actually been reduced to 770, as indicated by ATP Race, the ranking that includes points accumulated this year and that will coincide with the world ranking on Monday, November 6, before the final fireworks at the ATP Finals in Turin, where the undefeated champion will take 1,500 points.

Alcaraz can take the initiative in the ATP Race after Beijing, Shanghai and the ‘indoor’ of Basel, an ATP 500 where he was also announced.

And if there is a bid for the certain world number one of the season. It’s a mission Alcaraz set himself, and he doesn’t want to fulfill it. Djokovic, which changed the last dates of the campaign. They will be very, very intense.

The Serbian resigned to the Chinese official, with all the aces on the table, after winning the US Open and contributing to Serbia for the second ‘silver salad bowl’.

Alcaraz rested physically and mentally, because he said he needed to. He was discharged from Davis cup, where Spain will not return until 2024, either through the previous qualifying round in February or with a direct invitation to the group stage. In 2024 there are Olympic Games, in Paris. One way or another, the Murcian is there.