- By Vishal Pushkar
- Mon, 17 Jul 2023 05:50 PM (IST)
- Source:IANS
JE Sports Desk: The 20-year-old Tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz continues to rule the number one position in the latest update of the ATP Rankings. Alcaraz's position was consolidated due to his latest triumph at the Wimbledon 2023 where he got the better of World number two Novak Djokovic.
On the other hand, Marketa Vondrousova jumped 32 places from No. 42 thanks to her 6-4, 6-4 win against Ons Jabeur in Saturday's final at the All England Club.
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At only 20 years old, Alcaraz has already held World No.1 for longer than 12 other former World No.1s including Mats Wilander (20 weeks), Daniil Medvedev (16), Andy Roddick (13), Boris Becker (12) and his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero (8).
Alcaraz leads second-placed Djokovic by 880 points in the ATP Rankings, setting the stage for a big showdown for the ATP Year-End No. 1 ranking.
Last year, Alcaraz became the youngest player to earn the year-end No.1 honour. Djokovic owns the record for most year-end No.1 finishes with seven, most recently accomplishing the feat in 2021.
There was no change in this week's top 10. Alcaraz and Djokovic are followed by Russian Daniil Medvedev at No.3, Norway's Casper Ruud at No.4, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas at No.5, Denmark's Holger Rune at No.6, Russia's Andrey Rublev at No.7, Italian Jannik Sinner at No.8 and Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe at No.9 and No.10 respectively.
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American Christopher Eubanks is the mover of the week as he has climbed to a career-high No.31 in the rankings after he advanced to his first major quarterfinal at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old downed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie before falling against Daniil Medvedev in the last eight.
The 27-year-old Matteo Berrettini moved six places following his fourth-round run at Wimbledon. The Italian entered The Championships without a tour-level win since Monte-Carlo in April, but re-found some of his best grasscourt form, defeating Lorenzo Sonego, Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev.
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