According to the ATP rankings, Djokovic still leads with 9,855 points, 600 points more than second place Carlos Alcaraz. Daniil Medvedev ranked 3rd with 8,765 points and Jannik Sinner ranked 4th with 8,070 points.
The race to defend the ATP top spot with Djokovic will have many stages in 2024. Nole only has to defend 495 points until Roland Garros takes place in May.
Two event The most important upcoming events are Indian Wells (taking place from March 6 to March 17) and Miami Open (March 17 to March 31). Last year Djokovic did not attend these two ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in the US, so he did not have to defend his score.
Alcaraz is the defending champion of Indian Wells Sinner is the runner-up of the Miami Open and Mevedev is the defending champion. Miami Open champion and Indian Wells runner-up. In clay tournaments, Alcaraz won the throne at Barcelona Open Madrid Open last year and Medvedev is the champion of Rome Masters 2023.
Therefore Alcaraz Medvedev and Sinner will have to defend 3,455 points, 3,370 points and 1,845 points. points in the next 3 months. That leaves them with almost no chance of taking over the number one spot from Djokovic before Roland Garros.
Djokovic will face a challenge when Roland Garos kicks off in May. Tay The Serbian tennis player will have to defend the championship in France, which is equivalent to keeping 2,000 points. Nole also has to defend points of 2,000, 1,200 and 1,000 respectively at US Open Wimbledon and Cincinnati Masters.
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