After the Davis Cup week, stagnation in the ATP world ranking. In front, the Serbian Novak Djokovicwith 11,795 points, maintaining the 3,260 difference over the Spanish Carlos Alcarazwhich adds up to 8,535.
‘No’, 36 years old, he took command with his victory at the US Open, where he triumphed for the fourth time to add his 24th Grand Slam title. “Once the Grand Slam is over, my priority objective is the Davis Cup. Also the ATP Finals in Turin,” he said. Novak Djokovic in Valencia, where he added one more appointment to his 2023 calendar, subtracting one from the agenda of Carlos Alcaraz once Spain was eliminated from the Final 8 that will be played in Malaga from November 21 to 26.
Both do plan to meet at the ATP Finals in Turin, from November 12 to 19, as before at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, from October 30 to November 5.
“Over the years, some of the best support I receive anywhere in the world is in China. Shanghai has always been one of my favorite tournaments of the season. I will miss my #NoleFam in China. I hope to be able to return to China in the future and play in front of all of you again,” he said. Djokovic confirming what his Croatian coach had anticipated in his country Goran Ivanisevicwho had opted for a long break for his pupil, until the end of October.
That he did not go to the ATP 500 in Beijing could be logical, not so much that he did not attend the return of the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai, closed since the pandemic.
In China it will be Carlos Alcaraz, where you could add a maximum of 1,500 points. In addition, Djokovic has already given up 750, the 500 in Astana and the 250 in Tel Aviv.
Not even with this double equation would Alcaraz return to world No. 1, but he does have the opportunity to put himself within reach when Djokovic suddenly drops 2,100 points, on Monday, November 6.
Those 3,260 current points advantage for Djokovic are actually reduced to 770, as indicated by the ATP Race, the ranking that includes the points consolidated this year and that will coincide with the world ranking that Monday, November 6, before the final fireworks in the ATP Finals in Turin, where an undefeated champion takes 1,500 points.
Alcaraz can take the initiative in the ATP Race after Beijing, Shanghai and the ‘indoor’ of Basel, an ATP 500 where he is also announced.
And if there is a bid for the definitive world number one of the season. It is a mission that Alcaraz has set himself, and he does not want it to be fulfilled. Djokovic, which has revolutionized the last dates of the campaign. They will be very, very intense.
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The Serbian made his resignation from China official, with all the aces on the table, after having won the US Open and having contributed to Serbia going for a second ‘silver salad bowl’.
Alcaraz took a physical and mental break, as he said he needed. He dropped out of Davis cup, where Spain will not return until 2024, either through a previous qualifying round in February or with a direct invitation to the group stage. In 2024 there are the Olympic Games, in Paris. One way or another, the Murcian will be there.
2023-09-18 16:42:19
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