What would the ATP ranking look like right now if it were calculated without taking into account the modifications made to adapt it to the pandemic world? This operation has been carried out by Jeu, Set et Maths, a Twitter account dedicated to offering tennis statistics. Although the account holders themselves already warn that there are nuances that prevent this calculation from reflecting 100% how the list would look in a normal season, it is true that it is very close to what it would be.
And what they conclude is that the Russian Daniil Medvedev would occupy the first position, displacing Novak Djokovic from it.. Medvedev would have acceded to the throne with his recent victory at the US Open, which earned him 2,000 points. If not, it is because points from previous editions of tournaments that could not be played in 2020 due to the health crisis have been frozen and the ranking of tennis players has also been blocked on occasions to protect them when they could not travel due to restrictions or physical problems. According to Jeu, Set et Match, Medvedev should have 9,015 points (now he has 10,780) and Djokovic, 8,860 (now they are 12,133).
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Another who would benefit from a standardized system would be Carlos Alcaraz. His impressive performance at the US Open, reaching the fourth, would have earned him a promotion of 15 more places (now it is 38) and would have put him among the 25 best on the planet. On the other hand, Zverev would be third in place of Tsitsipas and Roger Federer, now ninth, would plummet to 76th place, while Dominic Thiem would go from eighth to 19th and Nick Kyrgios or Wawrinka would come out of the top-100.