Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev or Novak Djokovic: Scenarios to leave Paris as number 1 in the ATP ranking post French Open 2023

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Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev or Novak Djokovic: Scenarios to leave Paris as number 1 in the ATP ranking post French Open 2023

Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz (Image via Daily Express)

Players often say that the rankings don’t really matter to them. Well, honestly, it does have some impact, for sure. Everyone wants to get to the top. That exclusive World No. 1 title means a lot to these players. The fact that from 2004 to 2022, the tennis world saw only four players get to that spot shows how tough it is to scale tennis’ peak.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray held the no. 1 spot for 18 years. A certain Daniil Medvedev broke the rut, and a sign of new talent was seen. As we move into the 2023 French Open, there are three prime players playing for that No. 1 spot. Novak Djokovic, the veteran, is still there. His two competitors are the ones who have tasted the icing very recently, and it has been short-lived. We are talking about Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz.

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Lets look at the various scenarios in which the three can end no. 1 at the end of the event:

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Carlos Alcaraz

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Carlos Alcaraz (Image via Daily Express)

Carlos Alcaraz heads into the 2023 French Open as the world’s No. 1  with 6815 points. He will be defending 360 points, as he made it to the quarterfinals last year. Which means he will start the tournament with 6455 points. Following are the possible scenarios in which Alcaraz can stay No. 1 after the event.

  • Alcaraz wins the tournament.
  • Reaches the final and loses it against someone other than Medvedev.
  • He loses in the semifinals, Medvedev does not reach the final and Djokovic does not win the tournament.
  • He falls in the quarterfinals, Medvedev does not reach the semifinals and Djokovic does not win the tournament.

Daniil Medvedev

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Daniil Medvedev (Image via SuperSport)

Daniil Medvedev heads into the 2023 French Open as the world no. 2. with 6330 points. He will be defending 180 points as he made it to the fourth round last year. Which means he will start the tournament with 6150 points. Following are the possible scenarios in which Medvedev can end no.1 after the event.

  • Medvedev wins the tournament.
  • He reaches the final and loses it against someone other than Alcaraz or Djokovic.
  • He loses in the semifinals, Alcaraz falls in the quarterfinals or earlier, and Djokovic does not win the tournament.
  • He falls in the quarterfinals, Alcaraz loses in the 1st or 2nd round and Djokovic does not reach the final.

Novak Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic (Image via CNN)

Novak Djokovic heads into the 2023 French Open as the world’s No. 3 player with 5955 points. He will be defending 360 points, as he made it to the fourth round last year. Which means he will start the tournament with 5595 points. Following are the possible scenarios in which Djokovic can end No. 1 after the event:

  • Djokovic wins the tournament and Alcaraz does not reach the final.
  • Reaching the final, Alcaraz loses in the round of 16 or earlier and Medvedev loses in the quarterfinals or earlier.

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