This Monday, April 3, Novak Djokovic, approaching 36 years of age, will begin his eighth stage at the ATP world number one, week 381, a record of permanence that will continue to grow some more.
He has 7,160, the same points as before playing Indian Wells and Miami, Masters 1000 tournaments that he could not play, as was the case in 2022, since he had not been vaccinated against covid and was prohibited from entering the United States.
He exposed zero points, everything was in the hands of Carlos Alcaraz, who regained the lead in the standings as Indian Wells champion, improving on the semifinals of the previous year. However, he did not defend the Miami title, he stayed in the penultimate round, subtracting 640 points. Two weeks in the post, which join the 20 of his previous chapter of No. 1
With 6,780 he is 380 behind Djokovic, just before going to the clay to defend the crowns of the Conde de Godó Trophy (500 points) and the Mutua Madrid Open (1,000).
The duel Alcaraz vs. Djokovic, at a distance until they end up meeting in some frame of the European clay court tour, has focused the eyes, silencing the slow but sure advance of whoever was the number 1 until the Spaniard made his debut by conquering the US Open 2022.
Yes, the Russian Daniil Medvedev points to Djokovic and Alcaraz, although the ranking does not accurately reflect it yet. He remains more than 2,000 points behind the lead despite his fourth title of the season, beating Italian Jannik Sinner in the Miami final. He rises from fifth to fourth place, also ahead of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, third.
Although it is number one in the ATP Race, the ranking that includes the points achieved this season, the one that tennis players look at to find out their real situation and medium- and long-term plans. The best of Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai and Miami, finalist of Indian Wells, has tied this course 3,030 points, 600 more than Novak Djokovic (2,430) and 1,120 above Alcaraz.
In favor of the Muscovite, his free schedule, which has not been the case of Djokovic, without entry in Indian Wells and Miami, and Alcaraz, out due to injury at the Australian Open and Acapulco.
In the previous campaign Medvedev was absent from clay, after having a hernia operation, until Roland Garros. He has room to score by defending 180 points, all in Paris. On clay Djokovic will defend 1,880, for 1,870 Alcaraz in the journey that ends in the French Grand Slam.
The Italian Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz’s executioner in Miami but beaten in the final by Medvedev, recovers a place in the top-10, equals his best ranking, 9th, gaining two places. He is fourth in the 2023 Race ATP.
This is the ATP world ranking
After the Miami Masters 1000 tournament
1. Novak Djokovic (Serb) / 7.160
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Span) / 6,780
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 5,770
4. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 5.150
5. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 5.005
6. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 3.470
7. Felix Auger-Alissime (Can) / 3.450
8. Holger Rune (Din) / 3,370
9. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 3.345 o 3.745
10. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 2.975
11. Karen Khachanov (Rus) / 2.855
12. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) / 2750
13. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 2.735
14. Rafael Nadal (Span) / 2,715
15. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 2.665
16. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 2.410
17. Pablo Carreño (Span) / 2,185
This is the Race ATP 2023
After the Miami Masters 1000 tournament
1. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 3.030
2. Novak Djokovic (Serb) / 2,430
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Span) / 1910
4. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 1.735 o 2.135
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 1,570
6. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 1.275
7. Tommy Paul (USA) / 1.265
8. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 1.255
9. Karen Khachanov (Rus) / 1.215
10. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 890
