Tennis
Djokovic closes the gap to Alcaraz to 20 points in the updated ATP rankings
The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has retained the first place in the updated version of the rating of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Serb Novak Djokovic, who is in second place, has come close to the leader of the rating, his backlog is now 20 points. Djokovic defeated Alcaraz 5:7, 7:6 (9:7), 7:6 (7:4) in the final of the Masters series tournament in Cincinnati.
Russian Daniil Medvedev retained third place in the ranking, Andrei Rublev – eighth.
ATP Ranking August 21st:
eleven). Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 9815
2 (2). Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 9795
3(3). Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – 6260
4 (5). Holger Rune (Denmark) – 4790
5(7). Kasper Ruud (Norway) – 4715
6(6). Yannick Sinner (Italy) – 4645
7(5). Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) -4580
8(8). Andrey Rublev (Russia) – 4515
9(9). Taylor Fritz (USA) – 3605
10(10). Francis Tiafoe (USA) – 3050
11(11). Karen Khachanov – 2845 …
61(63). Roman Safiullin – 857 …
76 (69). Aslan Karatsev – 773 …
84 (88). Alexander Shevchenko – 699 …
97 (98). Pavel Kotov (all – Russia) – 603.
Source: Sportbox
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