Novak Djokovic has regained the World No. 1 mantle after simply two weeks regardless of being banned from coming into the US for Indian Wells and the Miami Open.
Djokovic was banned from the US swing because the Serbian star was shut overseas attributable to Covid restrictions which didn’t enable unvaccinated worldwide travellers to enter the nation.
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But over the past month, Djokovic each misplaced his World No. 1 crown, earlier than regaining it a fortnight later.
His destiny was tied to teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz, who received Indian Wells to turn into World No. 1 for the second time, however was knocked out within the semi-final in Miami to surrender the mantle.
Alcaraz received the 2022 Miami event and wasn’t in a position to defend his rankings factors, dropping again to second within the rankings.
Italy’s Jannik Sinner knocked Alcaraz out of the event in a 6-7 6-4 6-2.
Sinner misplaced the decider to Daniil Medvedev.
The disappointment for the 19-year-old Alcaraz will probably be tinged with frustration after he struggled within the third set with leg cramps.
Asked after the match about shedding the No. 1 rating once more, Alcaraz mentioned he was extra irritated he couldn’t defend his title.
“For me it is like I lost the semi-final. I don’t think about that I lost the No. 1, I lost the sunshine double. I don’t think about it,” he mentioned.
“Of course it’s a shame, you know, but I had an opportunity to get the sunshine double, but, I mean, I think I am gonna have more years to try to get it.
“But all I can think about is to improve my level to beat Jannik. Yeah, for me I just lost a semi-final of a tournament.”
For Djokovic, the return to No. 1 extends his document to 381 weeks on high of the rankings, extending his document, which he claimed from Steffi Graf earlier within the 12 months.
The news solely will get higher for Djokovic, whose path ought to be clear to play within the US Open.
It comes after the US Senate handed a invoice to finish the nation’s Covid-19 restrictions.
The invoice is now on the desk of US President Joe Biden, and it’s believed he’ll signal the invoice, with the top of the restrictions anticipated by May.
The US Open is scheduled to start out in late August.
ATP Top 10 (as of April 3)
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas
4. Daniil Medvedev
5. Casper Ruud
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime
8. Holger Rune
9. Jannik Sinner
10. Taylor Fritz
Source: www.news.com.au
