The
Australian Open
did not cause any change in the Top 6 of the ATP world rankings, although this Monday they all appeared a little tighter.
Novak Djokovic
remains at the top of the list published this Monday, although with
Carlos Alcaraz
much closer.
The Serbian, who was left too early in the season without the chance to pursue that long-awaited Golden Slam, leads the standings with 9,855 points and now has the Spaniard at only 600 after the first
major
of the year.
Why the change?
The Balkan could not defend his title when he fell in the semifinals against the Italian
Jannik Sinner
, ultimately the champion at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, while Alcaraz improved his numbers by reaching the quarterfinals.
Russian
Daniil Medvedev
, runner-up in Melbourne, was able to retain third place with 8,765 points, just ahead of Sinner (8,310).
Both are also very close and on the lookout for any stumble of the first two.
For his part, German
Alexander Zverev
, executioner of Alcaraz and who fell in the semifinals against the Russian, remains sixth (5,030) behind the Russian quarterfinalist
Andrey Rublev
(5,050).
The Danish
Holger Rune
, the Polish
Hubert Hurkacz
and the American
Taylor Fritz
climbed one position to place seventh, eighth and ninth, since the Greek
Stefanos Tsitsipas
fell three places and is tenth after not being able to defend the points he had added in 2023 by playing the final of the Australian Open.
Argentines in the top 100
The Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo drops one place, to twenty-second, unlike his compatriots Sebastián Báez and Tomás Martín Etcheverry, who rise four and occupy positions 25 and 28, respectively.
The best South American continues to be the Chilean Nicolás Jarry, who occupies 20th place.
Pedro Cachin rises to 72nd place after climbing two places, while the last Argentine in the top 100 is Facundo Díaz Acosta, who appears 94th after falling four positions.
Another slide for Rafael Nadal
The Spanish Rafael Nadal, former world number one, had recovered 224 positions after his return to the circuit at the ATP 250 in Brisbane.
However, the new injury that sidelined him from the Australian Open and several tournaments at the beginning of the season, put him back on a slide, since he could not defend the 45 points he had added in 2023 in his participation in the Melbourne Park that ended in injury and surgery.
That is why this Monday appears 649°.
It is not the worst recent ranking for the Mallorcan, who had started the year from 670th place.
However, you have to travel to the beginning of this century to see it so low in the rankings.
We just have to wait for him to return healthy so that, in the final stretch of his prodigious career, he regains his rightful place.
The top 20 of the ATP world ranking
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)
Argentines in the top 100 of the world ranking
22. Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) 1,720 (-1)
25. Sebastián Báez (ARG) 1,525 (+4)
28. Tomás Etcheverry (ARG) 1,430 (+4)
72. Pedro Cachín (ARG) 763
94. Facundo Díaz Acosta (ARG) 634 (-4)