Djokovic is closer to Alcaraz and Medvedev and champion Sinner are on the prowl after the Australian Open

He Australian Open The Top 6 of the ATP world ranking did not cause any change in the order, although this Monday they all appeared a little tighter. Novak Djokovic remains at the top of the list published this Monday, although with Carlos Alcaraz much closer.

The Serbian, who was left too early in the season without the chance to pursue that long-awaited Golden Slam, leads the standings with 9,855 points and now has the Spaniard at only 600 after the dispute of the first major of the year.

Why the change? The Balkan player could not defend his title after falling in the semifinals against the Italian Jannik Sinnerultimately the champion at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, while Alcaraz improved their numbers by reaching the quarterfinals.

The Russian Daniil Medvedev, runner-up in Melbourne, was able to retain third place with 8,765 points, just ahead of Sinner (8,310). Both are also very close and on the lookout for any stumble of the first two.

For its part, German Alexander Zverevexecutioner of Alcaraz and who fell in the semifinals against the Russian, remains sixth (5,030) behind the Russian quarterfinalist Andrey Rublev (5.050).

The danish Holger Runethe Polish Hubert Hurkacz and the American Taylor Fritz They climbed one position to be seventh, eighth and ninth, as the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas He fell three places and is tenth after not being able to defend the points he had added in 2023 when playing in the final of the Australian Open.

The Argentinian Francisco Cerúndolo drops one place, to twenty-second, unlike his compatriots Sebastian Baez y Tomás Martín Etcheverry, which rise four and occupy positions 25 and 28, respectively. For these last two it is his best ranking of his career. The South American who is highest in the classification continues to be the Chilean Nicolás Jarry, who occupies 20th place.

Pedro Cachin rises to 72nd place after climbing two steps, while the last Argentine within the top 100 is Facundo Díaz Acostawhich appears 94° after falling four positions.

The Spanish Rafael Nadal, former world number one, had recovered 224 positions after his return to the circuit at the ATP 250 in Brisbane. However, the new injury that sidelined him from the Australian Open and several tournaments at the beginning of the season, put him back on a slide, since he could not defend the 45 points he had added in 2023 in his participation in the Melbourne Park that ended in injury and surgery. That is why this Monday appears 649°.

It is not the worst recent ranking for the Mallorcan, who had started the year from 670th place. However, you have to travel to the beginning of this century to see it so low in the rankings. We just have to wait for him to return healthy so that, in the final stretch of his prodigious career, he can regain his rightful place.

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 9.855 pts

2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 9,255

3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 8.765

4. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 8.310

5. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 5.050

6. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5.030

7. Holger Rune (DEN) 3,685 (+1)

8. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3.540 (+1)

9. Taylor Fritz (USA) 3.195 (+3)

10. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 3.025 (-3)

11. Alex De Miñaur (AUS) 2,970 (-1)

12. Casper Ruud (NOR) 2.965 (-1)

13. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2.785

14. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 2.060 (+3)

15. Tommy Paul (USA) 2.050 (-1)

16. Ben Shelton (USA) 1.965

17. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 1,920 (+2)

18. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 1.910 (-3)

19. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 1.820 (+3)

20. Nicolás Jarry (CHI) 1,810 (-2)

22. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 1,720 (-1)

25. Sebastián Báez (ARG) 1,525 (+4)

28. Tomás Etcheverry (ARG) 1,430 (+4)

72. Pedro Cachín (ARG) 763

94. Facundo Díaz Acosta (ARG) 634 (-4)