How Carlos Alcaraz can still dethrone Novak Djokovic to return to World No.1 after ATP Finals

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Friday, 03 November 2023 at 07:30
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Spain’s young sensation Carlos Alcaraz still has an opportunity to dethrone Serbia’s Novak Djokovic from the number-one spot in the ATP ranking before the year-end.
The 20-year-old is often regarded as the most highly-rated youngster currently playing in the men’s singles category alongside Italy’s Jannik Sinner and America’s Ben Shelton.
Alcaraz is currently 500 points behind the world number one Djokovic and was hoping to reduce the difference in the ongoing Paris Masters.
However, he suffered a shocking defeat against Russia’s Roman Safiullin in the round of 32 in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4.
That defeat allows Djokovic to extend his lead in the ATP Live Race to Turin to 1,495 points if he manages to win the title in the French capital.
Despite that, Alcaraz will still have an opportunity to dethrone the 24-time Grand Slam winner from the helm.
Currently, the two-time Grand Slam winner is not playing until the ATP Finals in Turin which means that he is opting to stay out of the next two ATP 250 events.
However, he still has a chance to accept a wildcard entry to any of those competitions and reduce the point difference.
Also, a title win in Turing will give Alcaraz 1,500 points which will be enough to take the top spot from Djokovic before the end of the year.

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