Reigning US Open winner Carlos Alcaraz had missed the Australian Open event owing to an damage. Therefore the world no.1 rating was up for grabs. Three gamers had got down to seize the highest spot in ATP rankings and ultimately it was the champion Novak Djokovic who reclaimed the crown together with his unprecedented tenth Australian Open title haul on Sunday on the Rod Laver Enviornment after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas. After the change in rating, Alcaraz broke his silence on Djokovic dethroning him and on his twenty second Grand Slam haul.
Casper Ruud, Tsitsipas and Djokovic had been the three gamers who stood an opportunity to say the highest ATP rating after Alcaraz had withdrawn from the event earlier than the beginning of the fortnight. With Ruud’s early exit, it was right down to the Greek and the Serb, each of whom reached the ultimate with the summit conflict being a winner takes all of it.
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Djokovic crushed Tsitsipas’ hope for a maiden Slam and of changing into the primary ever participant from Greece to be the world no.1 as he defeated him in straight units. The win assured Djokovic to return to the highest spot in ATP charts on Monday, ending Alcaraz’s run to twenty weeks. The younger Spaniard will drop to the second spot.
“Congratulations @DjokerNole for the Australian Open and the world number one! Very properly deserved! Hope to see you quickly on courtroom!” Alcaraz tweeted.
Alcaraz had picked up a leg-muscle damage which pressured him to skip the Australian Open. However the 19-year-old is slated to return within the Argentina Open. This would be the first time he’ll take part within the occasion. It will likely be performed between February 11 and 19 and also will embrace gamers like Lorenzo Musetti, Austrian Dominic Thiem, Briton Cameron Norrie and native favourite Diego Schwartzman.