Should he win the tournament, he would ensure his status as year-end number one. All other scenarios depend on how world number two Daniil Medvedev performs at the event. Djokovic would seal it if:. Djokovic first faces world number 40 Marton Fucsovics after the Hungarian defeated Fabio Fognini in the first round. As the top two seeds, Djokovic and Medvedev can only meet in the final. The two men are also the two most recent champions in Paris, with Medvedev winning in and the world number one in Finally, with Andy Murray now out of the tournament, Karen Khachanov is the only other former champion besides the top two seeds.
Having required a medical intervention in his right elbow in early , Djokovic was back to his best in , winning Wimbledon and the US Open again. Despite the problems associated with Covid and the subsequent five-month shutdown of the Tours, Djokovic sealed the year-end No 1 ranking thanks in large part to his work at the start of the year, when he won yet another Australian Open.
Not since Rod Laver in had any man had a genuine chance to win all four majors in the same year, the coveted calendar-year Grand Slam. He bounced back to secure the year-end No 1 ranking for a record seventh time, though, surpassing his idol, Pete Sampras, in the process. Missing out was frustrating but also a relief thanks to all the stress that came with talk of the Grand Slam.
And Djokovic was also touched by the incredible reception he received from the New York crowd as the match drew to a close. The crowd made me feel very special. They pleasantly surprised me. The emotion, the energy was so strong.
I felt very, very special. Your email address will not be published. However, the Russian will have to make the final of the Paris Masters to keep alive his chances of doing that. It is pertinent to note that, the Race to Turin points are going to be considered for the year-ending No.
Novak Djokovic currently leads the Race to Turin ranking charts with a whopping 8, points from nine tournaments. Daniil Medvedev occupies second place with 6, points from 15 events. That means Medvedev does not have too many opportunities to close the gap.
In fact, Djokovic could secure the year-end No. Note: This is assuming Medvedev does not take an unlikely wildcard into the Stockholm Open. Novak Djokovic will secure the year-end No. Making the final at Bercy would add points to Djokovic's tally in the Race to Turin charts, taking his overall points tally to 8, Now if Medvedev does the best that is humanly possible at the Paris Masters and the ATP Finals - winning them both without dropping a single match - his tally will be bumped up by 2, from Paris and from Turin.
That would bring him exactly level with Novak Djokovic at 8, points. So if Djokovic wins even one round-robin match at Turin, he would be guaranteed to finish ahead of the Russian. Unfortunately for Medvedev, remaining tied on points with Djokovic will not help his cause.
That is because the tie-breaker in such cases is points collected from the Slams, Masters and ATP Finals, and Djokovic would be higher in that regard assuming he reaches the final at Bercy. The World No. Therefore, Djokovic will be awarded the year-end No. The Russian could potentially break the tie if he takes part in the ATP event at Stockholm and wins a match there. But it is highly unlikely that he will do so, especially given that he skipped the indoor events in Russia.
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