Tennis

ATP ranking Novak Djokovic number 1 for the 400th week

Published

1 week ago

November 20, 2023

Nancy

(Paris) Winner of his seventh Masters on Sunday, Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number 1 for the 400^e week, increased his lead over his runner-up, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, in the ATP ranking published Monday which saw no changes in the Top 20.

At 36, Djokovic finished for the eighth time in his career in first place in the world rankings at the end of the year. The American Pete Sampras and the Swiss Roger Federer have achieved this six and five times respectively.

Federer was N.1 for 310 weeks and Sampras for 286 weeks.

“I am always hungry for records and titles,” explained Sunday the man who is now 2,390 points ahead of Alcaraz, his junior by 16 years.

Despite the years, “Nole”, who won three Grand Slam tournaments in 2023, seems more dominant than ever.

Perhaps the hoped-for return in 2024 of the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, current 662^e of the ranking at 37 years old, will offer him a worthy rival next season.

ATP ranking published Monday

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 11,245 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 8855
3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7600
4. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 6490
5. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4805
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 4235
7. Alexander Zverev (GER) 3985
8. Holger Rune (DEN) 3660
9. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3245
10. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3100
11. Casper Ruud (NOR) 2825
12. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 2740
13. Tommy Paul (USA) 2665
14. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2570
15. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2520
16. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2310
17. Ben Shelton (USA) 2145
18. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 1940
19. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 1810
20. Ugo Humbert (FRA) 1765

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

Katerina Volodko – Alexandra Ignatik. Watch online. Live broadcast

Published

1 hour ago

November 30, 2023

Nancy

November 30, Ukrainian tennis player Katerina Volodko (No. 273 WTA) will continue to compete in the ITF 60 tournament in Trnava (Slovakia).

In the second round, the Ukrainian will compete against Romania’s Alexandra Ignatik (No. 285 WTA). The match will take place in the second start after the Wagner – Gatovka match. Approximate start time of the fight: 12:30 Kyiv time.

All important moments of the match are available in Live mode on Telegram Sport.ua

This will be the second meeting between the tennis players; The Ukrainian player has not won yet.

In the next round, the winner of the match will compete against Sarah Beth Gray (No. 459 WTA) or Mona Barthel (No. 270 WTA).

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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

Sakkari: defeated Wozniacki in a friendly match in front of 25,000 spectators

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1 hour ago

November 30, 2023

Annie

Maria Sakkari won 2-0 against Caroline Wozniacki in a friendly match in Mexico in front of around 25,000 spectators.

Maria Sakkari had the opportunity to live a unique experience. The Greek champions took on Caroline Wozniacki in an impressive friendly match La Plaza de Toros in Mexico City.

Sakkari won 6-3, 6-4, but that hardly mattered compared to the experience of competing in front of around 25,000 spectators.

It is estimated that the match between Maria Sakkari and Caroline Wozniacki was watched by as many people as the one that followed between Carlos Alcarath and Tommy Paul.

The atmosphere was impressive in an arena used primarily for bullfights that holds up to 40,000 spectators.

A taste of the impressive scenery in the Plaza de Toros during the fight of Maria Sakkari

It is worth mentioning that Carlos Alcarath won the men’s game with a 2-0 set and showed that he enjoyed the game a lot.

Source: sport 24

Annie

I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

Tennis

“Djokovic almost always plays better than you” – Rublev

Published

15 hours ago

November 29, 2023

Gary

Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian Andrei Rublev noted that Serb Novak Djokovic, even at 36 years old, remains number one in the ATP rankings because he predicts the actions of his opponents.

Rublev finished in fifth place in the rankings at the end of the 2023 season.

– Firstly, he serves very cool: to any point, to any place – very accurately. If the court is also fast, then it is almost impossible to do anything at the reception. Moreover, if he misses the first ball, then his second (serve) is also strong and powerful. Secondly, he moves incredibly, very quickly. Thirdly, concentration and psychology. It seems that you are playing on equal terms with him, everything is 50/50, but at some point his switch switches, and he starts playing at your speed and not making mistakes.

This often happens to me when the ball is convenient, you can score, but Novak still guesses and somehow deceives me. These are details, but they are all about Djokovic. In moments when there is more pressure on both players, Novak almost always plays better than you. He skillfully uses this, predicts your steps. You can hold your serve perfectly, reach a tiebreaker, where with the score 5:5, he will read your serve and accept it so that you can’t do anything,” Rublev is quoted as saying by “Championship.”

Djokovic previously won the ATP Finals.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.