Tommy Paul is having a fantastic campaign at the Australian Open, where he reached the semi-final. The American player will clash against Novak Djokovic on Friday. In the meantime, Tommy has been improving his live rankings dramatically. Ranked number 19, he is now the American number 3 and he can be the American number 2 if he reaches the final.
Here are the top American players in the live rankings.
Paul at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently ranked no.35, Tommy has managed to achieve an overall 6-1 match record in 2023. Tommy is now competing at the Australian Open where he overcame the world no.167 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 7-66 6-2, the world no.32 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 2-6 6-74 6-3 6-4, the world no.39 Jenson Brooksby 6-1 6-4 6-3, the world no.25 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-5 and the world no.89 Ben Shelton 7-66 6-3 5-7 6-4.
Tommy Paul will compete against the world no.5 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal on Friday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. They have never competed against each other until now in top competitions.
Paul has scheduled to play next in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of February.
Djokovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.5, the Serbian has achieved an overall 10-0 match record in 2023. Novak is now competing at the Australian Open where he beat the world no.75 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4 6-0, the world no.191 Enzo Couacaud 6-1 6-75 6-2 6-0, the world no.28 Grigor Dimitrov 7-67 6-3 6-4, the world no.24 Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-1 6-2 and the world no.6 Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.35 Tommy Paul in the semifinal on Friday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. They have never competed against each other until now in top tournaments.
Djokovic clinched 1 title in 2023 in Adelaide.
The Serbian won 92 titles in his career: 49 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tommy Paul and Novak Djokovic have never fought against each other.