Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic are on fantastic terms. However, that does not prevent the German sensation from dreaming about snatching the world number 1 ranked from Novak.
Zverev world no.1 after the Australian Open?
Sascha has the opportunity to become the new world number 1 already in January after the Australian Open. That will happen if Novak Djokovic will not play the first slam of the year and Zverev wins the title in Melbourne.
Novak Djokovic may not play Australian Open if he is not vaccinated and he will not get a special medical exemption to play in Australia. In that case, the Serbian legend will not have the opportunity to defend 2,665 points. Zverev will need to defend only 786 points, while Daniil Medvedev will have 1,700 points to defend.
With this scenario, without counting ATP250 events and ATP Cup, if Zverev wins the Australian Open and Medvedev is the runner-up, the German will have 9,055 points vs. Medvedev’s 8,360. If the Russian wins the maximum possible points available at the ATP Cup, he will add back 750 points and that would make a total for him of 9,110 points. Still more than Zverev, but then the German should add only 55 from the ATP Cup points to be no.1.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
WWWWWWLWWL Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Zverev played his last match on the 21st of November when he beat world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 19th career title.
This season Zverev has achieved an overall 59-15 record. Alexander clinched 5 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid, in Tokyo, in Cincinnati and in Vienna.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
LWWWWWWLWW Now the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 3rd of December when he defeated world no.30 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this year Djokovic has achieved an overall 55-7 match record. The Serbian has won 5 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open, in Wimbledon and in Paris. Djokovic reached the final in Rome and at the U.S. Open.
Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic squared off 11 times. Their current record is 7-4 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Alexander Zverev won 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 20th of November 2021.
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Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic |
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