Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz back on top

Published

3 years ago

May 22, 2023

Nancy

PHOTO GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE, REUTERS

Carlos Alcaraz

(Paris) Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who became the youngest world number one in history last year, is back at the top of the ATP on Monday, at the expense of Serbian star Novak Djokovic, who is falling in third place after his elimination in the quarterfinals in Rome.

The case was heard since it was enough for the prodigy from Murcia to play the 1^er turn of the Italian Masters 1000 to recover the throne, two months after being dislodged by “Djoko”.

Alcaraz did not particularly shine in Rome, since he was released on the 3^e tower by the modest Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, ranked beyond the top 100. But that was enough for the winner of the United States 2022 to overtake “Nole”.

Defending champion, Novak Djokovic also achieved a relative underperformance in the Roman tournament, losing in the quarter-finals against the Dane Holger Rune.

As a result, the Serb retreats to the 3^e place, also doubled by the Russian Daniil Medvedev (2^e), winner Sunday in Rome of his second Masters 1000 of the season, after Miami. It is also his very first title on clay, which bodes well before the start of Roland-Garros, in less than a week.

Holger Rune, his opponent in the final, consoles himself by gaining a place, 6^ewhich is its best ranking.

Above the top 10the Spanish legend Rafael Nadal, who announced his withdrawal for the rest of the season, loses an additional place (15^e). But the Mallorcan lives above all his last days among the cadors of the circuit, before disappearing from the top 100 next month, for the first time in 20 years.

The ATP ranking published on Monday

1. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 6815 pts (+1)
2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6330 (+1)
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 5955 (-2)
4. Casper Ruud (NOR) 4915
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4775
6. Holger Rune (DEN) 4375 (+1)
7. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4270 (-1)
8. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3435
9. Taylor Fritz (USA) 339010. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3065
11. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2945
12. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2790
13. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 2525 (+2)
14. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2520 (-1)
15. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2445 (-1)
16. Borna Coric (CRO) 2410
17. Tommy Paul (USA) 2135
18. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 2040 (+1)
19. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 1870 (-1)
20. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 1832

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Veterans Cilic and Wawrinka reached the 1/16 final at the Aus Open. Djokovic’s reaction

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28 minutes ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

Veterans Cilic and Wawrinka reached the 1/16 final at the Aus Open. Djokovic’s reaction

37-year-old Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic (ATP 70) and a 40-year-old Swiss Stan Wawrinka Reached the 1/16 final at the 2026 Australian Open.

Cilic defeated 21st seed Denis Shapovalov (Canada, ATP 23) in three sets in 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Marin started the Australian Open with a win over Daniel Altmaier. His next opponent will be Casper Ruud, who is ranked 13th in the ATP rankings.

Cilic achieved his 599th career win at the ATP level, equaling Goran Ivanisevic for the most wins by a Croatian tennis player in the Open era.

Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final

Denis Shapovalov (Canada) [21] – Marin Cilic (Croatia) – 4:6, 3:6, 2:6

Wawrinka, who is in the final season of his career, won in 4 hours and 33 minutes in a five-set thriller against Arthur Gea (France, ATP 198) in the second round of the Aus Open. This fight is the longest fight in slam so far.

This match marked the 49th five-setter match of Stan’s career in Grand Slam tournaments; He surpassed Roger Federer (48) and became the sole owner of the Open Era record in this indicator.

Since the introduction of the 128-player draw across the four Grand Slams in 1987, Wawrinka became the oldest player to achieve multiple wins at a single major, at 40 years and 296 days.

Stan started AO-2026 with a victory over Laszlo Gyore. His next opponent will be world number 9 Taylor Fritz.

Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final

Arthur Hea (France) [Q] – Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) [WC] – 6:4, 3:6, 6:3, 5:7, 6:7 (3:10)

Besides Cilic and Wawrinka, 38-year-old Novak Djokovic from Serbia also qualified for the 1/16 final at the Aus Open on January 22. After the end of the match day, Novak published a post in his story with the match result and Marin and Stan’s results and signed:

“There is no coup without the old man” translated from Serbian means: “There is no coup without the old man.”

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

The first big sensation occurred in the Australian Open 2026 women’s draw

Published

2 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

The first big sensation occurred in the Australian Open 2026 women’s draw

Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic (WTA 10) was sensationally eliminated from the 2026 Australian Open.

In the second round, Switzerland was defeated by the Czech Republic representative in three sets. Nikola Bartunkova (WTA 126) in 2 hours 13 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final

Nikola Bartunkova (Czech Republic) – Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) [10] – 6:3, 0:6, 6:4

Bartunkova and Bencic played each other for the first time.

Belinda lost her first match of 2026. She started the season in the United Cup, where she defeated Iga Swiatek and Jasmine Paolini, among others.

19-year-old Nicola started the Aus Open with the qualifiers. In the first round of the main draw, Bartunkova will compete with Elise Merets after eliminating Daria Kasatkina.

For the first time in her career, Bartunkova beat a tennis player in the top 10 of the WTA rankings. This was also the first defeat of a tennis player ranked in the top 10 at the Australian Open.

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Australian Open Denis Shapovalov loses in second round

Published

2 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Denis Shapovalov loses in second round

(Melbourne) Denis Shapovalov lost sharply 6-4, 6-3 and 6-2 to Marin Cilic in the second round of the Australian Open tennis tournament on Thursday.

Shapovalov, the 21^e seeded in the tournament, fell to the Croatian, who was finalist at Melbourne Park in 2018, thus leveling the record between the two tennis players at 3-3 in their careers.

As for Cilic, who is 37 years old, he reached the third round of the first major tournament of the season for the first time since 2022. He will face the winner of the duel between the Spaniard Jaume Munar and the Norwegian Casper Ruud, 12^e seeded.

The Canadian did not seem to be in his right mood during his match against Cilic. He was notably limited to 12 winning shots, committed 42 unforced errors, and seven double faults during their match.

Moreover, Shapovalov was very generous towards his opponent, 70^e world racket. He conceded six breaks in 12 chances to Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open winner, and converted only two of his six break points.

For the 26-year-old Ontarian, it was a fourth defeat in his last five matches.

There is therefore only one representative of the maple leaf left in the singles tables of the Australian Open: Victoria Mboko.

The Ontarian, the 17^e seeded, will face the Danish Clara Tauson, 14^e seeded, in the third round in the evening on Thursday.

Her compatriot, the Ontarian Gabriela Dabrowski, and her Brazilian playing partner, Luisa Stefani, will play their second round doubles match against the French Elsa Jacquemot and the Colombian Emiliana Arango, in the evening.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.