Bisnis.comJAKARTA – Before the draw for the US Open next Thursday, Novak Djokovic threatens the world number one position occupied by Carlos Alcaraz.

In the last Grand Slam warm-up match of the season, Djokovic won the Cincinnati Open and exacted revenge on the 20-year-old Spaniard who won his Wimbledon final on July 17.

In Cincinnati on Sunday (20/8), Djokovic trailed by a set but fought back to win 5-7, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/4) on his fifth match point and after three hours. of play 49 minutes.

The Serb has reduced Alcaraz’s lead at the top of the ATP rankings to 20 points and will reclaim top spot if they win their 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 No.4, kicking Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas to drop three places.

Alexander Zverev moved up five places to 12th after reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati.

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)

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