The Spaniard is just 600 points behind Serbian Novak Djokovic, the World No. 1, after finishing the Australian Open yesterday. With his victory in the Open ended yesterday, Italian Jannik Sinner is approaching the podium, finishing in fourth position, behind the Russian Daniil Medvedev.
The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz He is just 600 points behind the leader of the ATP rankings, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, after the Australian Open, won on Sunday by the Italian Jannik Sinner, who is approaching the podium.
With his title in Melbourne against Daniil Medvedev, Sinner is 455 points behind the Russian tennis player, who maintains his place on the podium.
Despite remaining in the quarterfinals, Alcaraz added a good amount of points in Melbourne, having not competed the previous year, and is approaching number 1 taking advantage of the fact that Djokovic, who was defending his crown, was eliminated in the semifinals, precisely eliminated by Sinner.
Although the differences between the top four of the ATP are narrowing, a significant gap opens up with respect to the rest, since the fifth-ranked player, the Russian Andrey Rublev, is 3,260 points behind Sinner.
The main drop in the Top 10 is that of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who was unable to defend the final in Malbourne in 2022 and loses three places in the standings, to 10th place.
ATP classification published on Monday, January 29, 2024:
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 9,855 pts; 2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 9,255; 3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 8,765; 4. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 8,310; 5. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 5,050; 6. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5,030; 7. Holger Rune (DEN) 3,685 (+1); 8. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3,540; +1); 9. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3,195 (+3); 10. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 3,025 (-3); 11. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 2,970 (-1); 12. Casper Ruud (NOR) 2,965 (-1); 13. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2,785; 14. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2,060 (+3); 15. Tommy Paul (USA) 2,050 (-1); 16. Ben Shelton (USA) 1965; 17. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 1,920 (+2); 18. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 1,910 (-3); 19. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 1,820 (+3); 20. Nicolás Jarry (CHI) 1,810 (-2)
The Argentines are located: 22. Francisco Cerúndolo 1,720 (-1); 25. Sebastián Báez 1,525 (+4); 28. Tomás Etcheverry 1,430 (+4); 72. Pedro Cachín 763; 94. Facundo Díaz Acosta 634 (-4).
Source: Ambito
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