Winner on Sunday of his first Masters 1000 in Toronto, Jannik Sinner He reached his best position in the ATP world ranking by being in sixth position and on the lookout for the top 5. Carlos Alcaraz, who was dismissed prematurely in the quarterfinals of the Canadian tournament, maintains his place as number 1. But he could lose it in seven days at the hands of Novak Djokovic from a combination of results in the Cincinnati Masters 1000, which is played from this Monday
The Spanish and the Serbian are accompanied on the podium by the Russian Daniil Medvedevwhile the Danish Holger Rune is new number 5 after taking advantage of the fall of the Norwegian Casper Ruud al N°7.
The Danish Holger Rune is top 5. Photo: EFE
Sinner now sits between the two Scandinavians, who at 21 years old won the eighth title of his career on Sunday and the most important of all, the Toronto Masters 1000. The Italian is now in his sights to enter the Top 5, distanced by only 65 points with Rune and less than 400 from the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (N°4).
His opponent in the final, the Australian Alex de Minaur, gained six positions and is now N.12 while. The Spanish Pablo Carreno Bustawinner of the Toronto Masters 1000 in 2022 and down in 2023, he fell 100 positions when he was devoid of his 1,000 points and now occupies No. 124 in the world.
Change of command?
Alcaraz did not have a good week in Toronto. Photo: AFP
Alcaraz and Djokovic will fight this week in Cincinnati for the No. 1 in the world and for being the best seed for the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the season. The Spaniard arrives in Ohio with the obligation to defend the 180 points he collected in 2022, while for the Serb it will be all profit after missing the latest edition of the tournament for not being vaccinated against Covid.
There are 600 points that separate Alcaraz from Djokovic. Therefore, the Murcian will remain number one in the world if he wins or reaches the final. Quarters or semis are also reached and the man from Belgrano does not win the tournament and even if he loses in the second round, third round or round of 16 and the top Grand Slam winner does not reach the final.
For his part, Djokovic will return to the top of the table if he wins the tournament and Alcaraz falls in the semifinals. Or if he is a finalist and Charly succumbs in the quarterfinals. The calculator will be in full force in this Masters 1000.
The Argentines
Francisco Cerúndolo climbed one position and from 21st place he remains the best Argentine in the world ranking. He is followed by Tomás Martín Etcheverry from the 31st step, Sebastián Báez from the 42nd and Pedro Cachin in the 49th. The one who returned to the top 100 is Federico Coria, who rose 11 places and appears 92nd ahead of Facundo Díaz Acosta, who is 94th and Diego Schwartzman who appears 97th.
El Peque will collapse again next week and will appear at most 113th since he was eliminated in the Cincinnati qualy after falling with Alexander Shevchenko. The defeat also ended a streak of seven years and 52 consecutive Masters 1000 tournaments for the porteño.
top 20
1. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 9,395 pts
2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 8,795
3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6.530
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,090
5. Holger Rune (DEN) 4,790 (+1)
6. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 4.725 (+2)
7. Casper Ruud (NOR) 4.715 (-2)
8. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4.595 (-1)
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3.605
10. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 3.050
11. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2.855
12. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 2,595 (+6)
13. Tommy Paul (USA) 2.525 (+1)
14. Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 2.510 (-2)
15. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2.425 (-2)
16. Borna Coric (CRO) 2.315 (-1)
17. Alexander Zverev (GER) 2.310 (-1)
18. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 1,995 (+1)
19. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1.690 (+1)
20. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 1.685 (-3)
Argentines in the top 100
21. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 1,600 (+1)
31. Tomas Etcheverry (ARG) 1,285
42. Sebastian Baez (ARG) 1,055
49. Pedro Cachin (ARG) 937 (-1)
92. Federico Coria (ARG) 637 (+11)
94. Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG) 626 (+2)
97. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 605 (+1)
Source: agencies
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