With the defeat in the 1000 final of Cincinnati against Alcaraz, Sinner sees his position as n.1 in the world a little more in danger. The next few weeks will be decisive
The victory in Ohio allowed Carlos Alcaraz to recover, within two weeks, something like 1540 points to Jannik Sinner. In the new official ranking, released before the Cincinnati final, the South Tyrolean is at 11480 (for the additional 200 points released for the quarterfinals of Montreal 2024, not defended this year), while the Spaniard is at an altitude of 9240. With the defeat in Ohio, the virtual ranking is at 11430, with the Spanish now at 9590.
What does Alcaraz need for overtaking?
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Their short challenge in the short term will be decided at the US Open. Sinner to be sure to keep the n.1 in the world (it has been for 63 weeks in a row, it will surely reach 65) even after the New York Slam, he must win in Flushing Meadows. In fact, in the blue, in the event of Alcaraz’s victory would not be enough. In fact, if the Spaniard wins in New York with Jannik in the final, the Italian would climb. This is because at the beginning of the next week in Sinner the 2000 points of the victory will be released, while at Murciano only 50. Therefore, at the end of the US Open, Sinner will be able to reach 11480, losing in the final would be 700 points less, thus reaching 10780, behind Alcaraz in the event that the Spaniard wins the sixth Slam of his career (he would arrive at 11540). Not only that: with the victory in Cincinnati, Murciano will begin the Slam virtually ahead in the ranking (9540 to 9480) and in the USA it will be enough to achieve the same result as Sinner up to the semifinals to definitively overtake it.
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Behind them, Alexander Zverev (third at 6230) and Taylor Fritz (fourth at 5575 points) will play the third position, but the American must defend the final of last year. Many points out also for Jack Draper (fifth at 4440), a semifinalist in 2024, so Shelton (sixth) can aspire to enter the top 5 for the first time. The condition of Djokovic (seventh) is a mystery, given that he does not play from Wimbledon, behind him De Minaur, Khachanov and Musetti, the last three separated by 300 points. Lorenzo, in New York, will be played in the top 10, after the latest tournaments on the not exactly positive concrete.
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