Novak Djokovic takes ATP throne from Carlos Alracaz. But for how long?
Wimbledon is entering itys final stage, with five singles matches left in the schedule. The battle for the ATP throne between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz is also alive, with the pressure on the Spaniard ahead of his quarter-final clash against Holger Rune.
Alcaraz became world no. 1 for the fourth time after conquering Queen’s, standing 80 points clear of Djokovic ahead of Wimbledon! Novak is through into the semi-final at The All England Club, and he leads the Live ATP ranking, accumulating 280 points more than Carlos.
The young gun will change that if he beats Holher and reach the last four.If both Djokovic and Alcaraz advance into the title clash, the Wimbledon champion will become world no. 1 on Monday. Novak moved into his 12th Wimbledon semi-final with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Andrey Rublev on Centre Court.
It was Novak’s 400th match at Majors, and he secured his 91st Wimbledon win from 101 encounters at the most prestigious tennis event. Rublev made a promising start before Djokovic shifted into a higher gear in the second set.
The Serb prevailed in the closing stages of the third and broke the opponent two times the fourth set to emerge at the top.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are battling for world no. 1 spot.
Novak served at 50% in the opener and dropped serve in the second part after missing his chances.
They served well in the opening five games, and Andrey stayed focused at 2-3 to remain on the positive side. Novak squandered a game point at 4-4 and got broken after Andrey’s attack and a forehand winner. Rublev held at 30 after a service winner to build a 6-4 lead in 45 minutes, eager to move into his first Major semi-final.
Djokovic raised his level in the second set and broke his opponent two times in a row to clinch it already in an early stage. Novak held at love in the first game and grabbed a break in the next one. Djokovic defended two break points in the third game and clinched a break at love a few minutes later after a backhand return winner for 4-0.
The Serb wrapped up the set with a hold in game seven, leveling the overall score and gaining a boost.Rublev created five break points in the third set’s early and late phases. Djokovic denied them and earned a break in the fifth game.
Novak served for the set at 5-4, and the game became a roller coaster ride. Rublev denied four set points and created three break chances. He squandered them and allowed Djokovic to seize the fifth set point and move two sets to one in front.
Novak broke Andrey in the fourth set’s third game and served well to maintain the lead. Djokovic fired a backhand down the line winner in the ninth game for three match points and converted the second to enter the last four.
