Winner of the Indian Wells Masters 1000, Carlos Alcaraz is back on the ATP throne, ahead of Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Four other changes should be noted in the Top 10. On the French side, Hugo Gaston is back in the Top 100.
The equation was simple for Carlos Alcaraz: winning the Indian Wells Masters 1000 would allow him to become world No. 1 again, in the absence of Novak Djokovic, not vaccinated against covid. Mission accomplished for the young Spaniard, who triumphed on Sunday in California and who therefore regains the throne of the ATP, which he left after the triumph of the Serb at the Australian Open. But the gap between the two men is only 260 points, and the ranking could be turned upside down again in two weeks at the end of the Miami Masters 1000, where Alcaraz will have the 1000 points of their 2022 victory to defend. , when Djokovic will not have one.
Concretely, the Spaniard will have to at least go to the semi-finals in Florida to remain world No. 1. Four other changes are to be noted in the Top 10. Daniil Medvedev, who won 19 games in a row before losing in the final, moved up a place and returned to the Top 5, four months after leaving it. The Russian is now one place ahead of Felix Auger-Aliassime, who gains four places after reaching the quarter-finals in Indian Wells. A positive fortnight also for Hubert Hurkacz who, despite his elimination in the round of 16, gained two places and found himself ninth.
Nadal, a sad first since April 2005
Eliminated in the quarters when he won the tournament last year, Taylor Fritz logically lost five places. The American is now 10th in the world. Finalist last year and absent this year due to injury, Rafael Nadal is now thirteenth, after losing four places. The Spaniard had not been so poorly ranked since April 2005! On the French side, the Indian Wells Masters 1000 did not bring any miracles, and the best of them remains Richard Gasquet, 40th in the world after losing in the second round in California, then in the round of 16 at the Phoenix Challenger. Ten French people are in the Top 100, with the return this week of Hugo Gaston (98th), finalist of the Challenger of Vina del Mar in Chile.
TENNIS / ATP RANKING
Ranking as of Monday, March 20, 2023
1- Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 7,420 points (+1)
2- Novak Djokovic (SER) 7 160 (-1)
3- Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5 770
4- Casper Ruud (NOR) 5 560
5- Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 4,330 (+1)
6- Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3 415 (+4)
7- Andrey Rublev (RUS) 3 390
8- Holger Rune (DAN) 3 325
9- Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3,065 (+2)
10- Taylor Fritz (USA) 2 975 (-5)
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40- Richard Gasquet (FRA) 960 (+3)
49- Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 899 (-4)
60- Constant Lestienne (FRA) 831 (+2)
62- Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 826 (+6)
65- Gregoire Barrere (FRA) 801
69- Corentin Moutet (FRA) 780
72- Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 737
78- Ugo Humbert (FRA) 713 (-1)
79- Quentin Halys (FRA) 705 (+2)
98- Hugo Gaston (FRA) 580 (+8)
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