By winning the first Grand Slam of the year on Sunday January 29, Novak Djokovic has recovered his place as world number 1.
The king is back. With the Spaniard package Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic could recover his throne if he wins the Australian Open. Facing the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who was also aiming for the place, Novak Djokovic did not tremble to win a 10th Australian Open and a new place as world number 1.
For his part, Carlos Alcaraz limits the damage and remains in 2nd place 340 points behind Djokovic and another 535 ahead of Stefanos Tsitsipas, unfortunate finalist in Melbourne. Released in the second round at the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal lost almost all of the 2000 points of his title last year and finds himself 6th behind Rublev. For his part, Daniil Medvedev, world number 1 a few months ago, tumbles to 12th place.
What is the ATP ranking?
Since Monday January 30, 2023, the Serbian Novak Djokovic is the new world number 1 ahead of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The ATP ranking:
What is the classification of the ATP Race?
The Race ranking is dominated by Serbian Novak Djokovic, winner of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
What are the differences between the ATP ranking and the Race ranking?
Unlike the “classic” ATP ranking, which is updated every week taking into account the points earned over the previous 52 weeks, the ATP Race ranking only takes into account the points earned during the current season and gradually accumulates the ten -eight best results.
The ATP ranking consists of awarding points based on the performance of each player during major competitions. In total, 18 competitions are taken into account and the points accumulated are valid for 52 weeks. Thus, for example, the winner of a grand slam garners 2000 points, the runner-up 1200 points, the semi-finalist 720 points and so on. For each major tournament the points are not the same, because at the masters 1000 the victory awards 1000 points, the final 600 points, and the semi-final 360.
The leaderboard is updated weekly and the points are valid for one year, but instead of being added up, they are compared. In other words, the performance of the player on a competition of the current year is compared to that of the same competition the past year. The points obtained are added to his total to obtain a new total for the week, for a new ranking that comes out every Monday.