In the absence of resolving the final stage of the Davis Cup, the season of tennis 2023 is bringing down the blinds, and it’s doing so with a clear opponent: Novak Djokovic.
The Serbian has been a great dominator of the circuit, with stunning results rarely seen. Three Grand Slam titles (Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open), the Wimbledon final, two Masters 1000s (Cincinnati and Paris-Bercy) and the ATP Finals They helped him regain the number 1 in the world ranking held by Carlos Alcaraz at the beginning of the season.
Nole’s lead over Carlos is currently 2,390 pointsa large income that should guarantee him to stay on the throne for a long time, but that may not be the case.
That could all change this January after the Australian Openwhere the Serbian will defend the 2,000 points gained in the title in 2023, while the Spaniard can only add to it after missing the last edition due to injury.
So that, if Alcaraz succeeds in becoming the champion in the first Grand Slam of the seasonwhich will be played in Melbourne from January 14 to 28, will add 2,000 points and become 10,855while Djokovic will lose at least 800 points, since in the case of becoming a finalist he will retain 1,200 of the 2,000 he is defending for a total of 10,445.
Nole couldn’t keep number 1in case Alcaraz is won in Australia, did not even proclaim a United Cup champion (since December 29) with Serbia. Winning all of his individual matches in the competition He will add 500 points which will allow him to reach 10,945, but we must subtract 250 from his Adelaide tournament title in the first week of last season, so its highest score will be 10,720, 135 lower than El Palmar, which has already announced that it will not play any scoring tournament before the Australian Open.
So, even if the current difference is huge, there is a party and Carlos Alcaraz is, for practical purposes, seven victories away from dethroning the current king of tennis.
This is how the world ranking closes in 2023
1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) 11,245
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) 8,855
3. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 7,600
4. Jannik Sinner (Ita) 6,490
5. Andrey Rublev (Russian) 4,805
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) 4,235
7. Alexander Zverev (Ale) 3,985
8. Holger Rune (Also) 3,660
9. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) 3,245
10. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3,100
Source: La Verdad
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