Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are racing to end the season at the top of the rankings. As of now, it’s the Spanish teenager to be the world the number 1. Nevertheless, the situation can change after the current ATP1000 tournament in Paris.

Carlito has 6650 points in the live rankings, while Nadal has 5820 points. Nadal can become the new world number 1 if he wins the tournament in Paris and Alcaraz does not reach the quarter-final. Therefore, to be sure that he will retain the top spot in the rankings, Carlos Alcaraz needs to win at least the 3 matches. These can be tricky since the Spanish sensation has been nursing a knee injury.

And Novak Djokovic?

The Serbian legend is only number 10 in the live rankings, and he has no chance of becoming world number 1 this year. Novak was unable to play in many key tournaments this year because of the travel restrictions and the fact that he famously refused to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. The former world number 1 conquered the title in Wimbledon but the points are not counted after the ATP retaliated against the decision of the Championships to ban players from Russia and Belarus from playing the British major.

Here are the top 10 in the live rankings.

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Now ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 5^th of September when he lost to world no.21 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4^th round of the U.S. Open (draw).

This season Rafael has a compiled 38-5 win-loss record. Nadal clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Rafael was the runner-up in Indian Wells.

Carlos Alcaraz in 2022

Now ranked no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 29^th

of October when he was defeated by world no.8 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Basel (draw).

During this season the Spaniard achieved an overall 55-12 record. Alcaraz clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. The Spaniard was the finalist in Hamburg and in Umag.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz squared off 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6^th of May 2022.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.

Novak Djokovic in 2022

Now ranked no.7, Novak played his last match on the 9^th of October when he defeated world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Astana to win his 90^th career title.

This year Djokovic has a 33-6 match record. The Serbian conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. Novak was the runner-up in Belgrade.