In his final warm-up match for the final Grand Slam of the season, Djokovic took revenge on the 20-year-old Spaniard who won his final at Wimbledon on July 17.
In Cincinnati on Sunday (20/8), Djokovic trailed by a set but fought to win 5-7, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/4) on his fifth ball match and after three hours. of play 49 minutes.
Click to exhibit
What do you think of this article?
The Serb reduced Alcaraz’s lead at the top of the ATP rankings to 20 points and will reclaim the top spot if he wins his first-round match at the US Open.
Djokovic hasn’t lost in the first round of a Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open.
Meanwhile, Denmark’s Holger Rune moved up to fourth, leaving Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas to fall three places.
Alexander Zverev moved up five places to 12th place after reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati. (ANT)
Here is the ATP ranking, Monday (21/8), quoted by AFP.
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) 9815 points
2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 9795
3.Daniel Medvedev 6260
4. Holger Rune (Denmark) 4790 (+1)
5. Casper Ruud (Norway) 4715 (+2)
6. Jannik Sinner (Italy) 4645
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) 4580 (-3)
8. Andrei Rublev 4515
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3605
10. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 3050
11. Karen Khachanov 2845
12. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 2670 (+5)
13. Alex De Minaur (Australia) 2595 (-1)
14.Tommy Paul (USA) 2570 (-1)
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) 2375 (-1)
16. Cameron Norrie (England) 2075 (-1)
17. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) 2035 (+3)
18. Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) 2005
19. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 1690
20. Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) 1600 (+1)
Don’t forget to follow updates and other news follow Google News account Medcom.id
(RICE)
“Social media fanatic. Problem solver. Bacon ninja. Communicator. Alcohol evangelist.”
