Novak Djokovic will return on Monday, August 28 to the US Open two years later to play and lose the final with Daniil Medvedev, which deprived him of completing the ‘Grand Slam’ in one season.
Djokovic, unable to enter the United States since 2021 due to his resignation from the coronavirus vaccine, He has a shot to recover the world leadership to the detriment of Carlos Alcaraz.
With his win in Cincinnati, the fourth title of the season and the one that makes 95 as a professional, the Serb is only 20 points behind Alcaraz in the ATP ranking.
Taking into account that the Murcian cannot add in the US Open as current champion of the tournament, Djokovic is worth winning a game in the tournament (there are 45 points) to recover number one next Monday, September 11.
This is how the ATP ranking remains
Carlos Alcaraz 9,815
Novak Djokovic 9.795
Daniil Medvedev 6.260
Holger Rune 4,790
Casper Ruud 4.715
Jannik Sinner 4,645
Stefanos Tsitsipas 4,580
Andrey Rublev 4.515
Taylor Fritz 3.605
Frances Tiafoe 3.050
Almost 3,000 points in three months
The fight for the first position will continue until the end of the season. It will be ‘Nole’ who has to defend a total of 2,850 points in the last three months of competition for Alcaraz’s meager 360.
2023-08-21 00:56:44
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