The ATP modifies the world ranking after Alcaraz’s title in Vienna: correction that favors Jódar

Carlos Alcaraz has been proclaimed Vienna ATP 500 champion. With this, he adds 500 points to his ATP locker and establishes himself as the third player in a world ranking in which he takes a big step to consolidate that position at the end of the season.

In a list with the main change of the already known rise to number one in the world of Alexander Zverev to the detriment of Jannik SinnerAlcaraz gets a good bite of points from Ben Shelton, who suffered an early defeat this week in the round of 16 in Basel. With 2500 points at stake between Paris and the ATP Finals, it is no longer possible for Carlos to attack Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner, numbers 1 and 2 at the end of the season, but is getting closer to consolidating its presence on the podium.

Furthermore, his victory pay attention to his compatriot Rafa Jódar. This Sunday afternoon, the ATP made a change in the initial classification that leaves the Spaniard ahead of Álex de Minaur in the fight for ninth place and a ticket to the ATP Finals.

This is due to a calculation of the tournaments played. De Minaur exceeds the number of computable tournaments, something that the organization had not taken into account at first. This forces him to recalculate the points (those won in Vienna are offset by those deducted from his worst previous result) and leaves him with 3,160, behind Jódar’s 3,184 which is therefore ninth of the season and eighth eligible for the ATP Finals (Sinner will be out due to injury).

Therefore, the point of difference that the Australian had in his favor after Saturday’s day is not real. Even if only twenty-five points change, so does one position and This makes a huge difference: the result allows Jódar to be the one who can match his rival’s result, and not the other way around, at the Paris Masters 1000. Despite this, Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Jiri Lehecka will be other strong contenders to play in Turin.