Spain’s young tennis sensation
Carlos Alcaraz is once again closing in on reclaiming the top spot in the ATP rankings.
The 20-year-old lost the number
one rank after losing the semifinal of the US Open to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev with a score of 7-6, 6-1, 3-6,
6-3.
As things stand, Serbia’s
legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic is still leading the charts 11045 points
whereas Alcaraz has 8805 points.
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However, the difference as big as
it seems right now is not actually that big as the current world number one is
set to lose 2100 points before the end of the year as he won them with his
impressive performance in the Paris Masters and ATP Finals campaign last year.
On the other hand, Alcaraz only
has 360 points to lose because from the competitions in Basel and Paris last
year.
Therefore, the actual difference between them is far lower than the one looking right now. Had Alcaraz not had a poor
outing in the Shanghai Masters and qualified and reached the final of the
event, he would have actually surpassed Djokovic in the total rating points.
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The Murcia-born lost to Bulgaria’s
Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 of the ongoing ATP 1000 event with a score
of 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
It is because of this reason, the
upcoming ATP Finals is likely to be an even feistier competition where the top
two players will battle it out to ensure that they will finish the year as the
number one ranked player in the world.
Alcaraz became the talk of the town
earlier this year when he defeated the current world number one Djokovic in a memorable
five-set thrilling final at Wimbledon with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6,
6–4.
Other than that, the young tennis
star also played in the semifinals of the French Open and US Open.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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