Djokovic's Reign Threatened as Alcaraz Back to No.1 Ranking

Story By Joe Frank

Image credit: getty images June 26 2023

After clinching his maiden grass court title at ATP 500 Cinch Championships, Alcaraz regained his No. 1 ATP Ranking.

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Alcaraz will hold the top spot for at least the next three weeks till the post-Wimbledon update.

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By that time, Alcaraz will have been World No 1 for a cumulative total of 28 weeks.

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This is Alcaraz’s fourth reign as world No 1 since first ascending to the pinnacle of the ATP Rankings on 12 September 2023.

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The previous three reigns were all ended when Novak Djokovic returned to the position he has made his own.

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Djokovic has prioritised his performance at Wimbledon and has had success with this approach before.

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Carlos Alcaraz needs to match or better Djokovic’s performance at the Slam to hold onto the top spot.

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With just 80 points separating them the Serbian doesn’t necessarily need to win the tournament to take back the top spot.

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The only other change to the top ten of the ATP Rankings sees Jannik Sinner move up from ninth to eighth position.

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