Tennis is an interesting sport, among other things, because defeats can have benefits, so Novak Djokovic remained “unpunished” for his premature elimination from the Masters in Indian Wells. Moreover, he advanced two places on the ATP list and as of this morning is the fifth racket in the world.
Although the loss of the match against Botic van de Zandschulp, already in the first round of the 1000 series tournament, cost him 40 ATP points, the best tennis player in the world of all time made the aforementioned jump, thanks to the results of his colleagues.
That is, the greater fall of Casper Ruud (6) and Daniil Medvedev (8), who failed to repeat their performances from last year. The guy from Norway was defending the quarterfinals, and with his elimination in the second round, he lost 190 points.
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The Russian, as last season’s finalist, this time stopped in the semifinals, on account of which he was erased 250 points. All of which together raised the Serbian in singles competition. Jannik Sinner remained first, Alexander Zverev is second, and Carlos Alcaraz is third.
There were no changes in fourth place either, Taylor Fritz is still there, while the biggest novelty among the Top 10 is the jump of the new champion Jack Draper, who debuts in the elite, in seventh place, after winning Indian Wells.
When it comes to other Serbian tennis players, among the Top 100, there are three more of them – Miomir Kecmanović as 49th on the list, Hamad Međedović (73) and Laslo Đere (75). Until the upcoming Masters in Miami is completed (March 19 – 30).
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Source: Euronews, Photo: EPA-EFE / Ray Acevedo