The official 2024 tennis season has already started before the new year. The Australian tour has immediately brought together talented people who want to start thinking about the Australian Open, which will be held in Melbourne from January 14 to 28. Meanwhile, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney are in the middle of the country as venues. for ATP and WTA tournaments.
Rafael Nadal He was the attraction at the ATP 250 in Brisbane, on his return to competition after a year out due to injury. It starts this Sunday the 31st, filming with Marc Lopez in doubles, leaving for Tuesday, January 2, an individual debut against an opponent who will emerge from the qualifying phase.
He is also an early riser Novak Djokovicthat after the exhibition in Saudi Arabia with Carlos Alcaraz, head to Perth, where they compete in the United Cup for their own teams. This Sunday the Serbia-China tie opens against Zhizhen Zhang.
The Murcian is not much, who will prepare for the first Grand Slam of the campaign by delaying his trip because he will only play a few previous exhibition matches, he is not registered in any ATP.
Novak Djokovic top of the world ranking, will defend the world number 1 at the Australian Open, 2,000 points, when Carlos Alcaraz starts at 0. The current distance between the two is 2,390 points. Balkan, however, is deducting 250 from his victory at Adelaide 2023, which he will try to repay in the United Cup.
The ATP changed the points scale in tournaments. Champions win as usual, but it’s more than other rounds.
Djokovic currently leads with 11,245, compared to Carlos Alcaraz’s 8,855. Then the Russian Daniel Medvedev (7,660) and Italian Jannik Sinner (6,490).
It’s surprisingly down to position 672 to find Rafa Nadal. There are only 45 points in his account, which he added in 2023, reaching the second round of the Australian Open.
In Brisbane he has a chance to add. The problem is that he doesn’t start as seeded, and could be paired with favorites already in the first round of the Australian Open, which he will enter with a protected ranking (No. 9) on his return from a long injury layoff.
In Brisbane he entered with an invitation, and the draw was kind because he would open against a ‘qualy’, he avoided the seeded, with the Danish. Holger Rune (no. 8) in front.
This is the ATP world ranking
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
11. Casper Ruud (Nor) 2,825
12. Alex de Minaur (Aus) 2,740
13. Tommy Paul (USA) 2,665
14. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 2,570
15. Karen Khachanov (Russian) 2,520
16. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2,310
17. Ben Shelton (USA) 2,145
18. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 1940
19. Nicolás Jarry (Chi) 1,810
20. Ugo Humbert (Fra) 1,765
…
26. Alexander Davidovich (Esp) 1,495
57. Roberto Bautista (Esp) 886
63. Roberto Carballés (Esp) 816
80. Bernabé Zapata (Esp) 715
86. Jaume Munar (Esp) 706
89. Albert Ramos (Esp) 688
…
672 Rafael Nadal (Esp) 45
Source: La Verdad
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