The first Grand Slam tournament could unveil a brand new world number 1 after the withdrawal of Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Who will be the next world number 1? Package for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz could lose his place as world number 1 acquired at the end of 2022 after his victory at theU.S. Open. If the Spaniard can still keep this rank, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic can dislodge him in the event of a good run in Melbourne.
In details :
- Carlos Alcaraz will remain world number 1 if Casper Ruud does not reach the Grand Slam final and Novak Djokovic or Stefanos Tsitsipas do not win the title. In the event that the Serb or the Greek is crowned in the final against the Norwegian, Alcaraz would even pass third.
- Ruud will be world number 1 if he wins the Australian Open or reaches the final without being beaten by Stefanos Tsitsipas or Novak Djokovic.
- Stefanos Tsitsipas will be world number 1 if he wins the Australian Open
- Novak Djokovic could become world number 1 again if he wins the Australian Open or if he reaches the final.
What is the ATP ranking?
Since Monday, September 12, Daniil Medvedev has lost his place as world number 1 in favor of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, winner of the US Open 2022. The ATP ranking:
What is the classification of the ATP Race?
The Race ranking will be updated in a few weeks after the first tournaments of 2023.
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.