Race to Turin: Everything is in flux
With Jan-Lennard Struff and Sebastian Ofner, there are currently two players in the ATP annual ranking, the best from Germany and Austria, who were not necessarily to be expected.
by tennisnet.com
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May 15, 2023, 07:46 am
A look at the annual ranking of the ATP Tour, i.e. the Race to Turin, is worth more every week. Actually day after day, because every point won is recorded there. And so every player can immediately read how his 2023 work card is doing. In the case of Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, the two leaders, this means: The trip to Turin can be booked. Because with more than 3,400 points now, nothing will burn out.
The same applies to Novak Djokovic, who, thanks to his success at the Australian Open, has earned the privilege of only having to finish in the top 20 to get a starting place.
Behind that there is a lot in flux. As of now, on Monday of the tournament in Rome, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune would also be there in Turin.
However, it is also interesting to look at the German-speaking players. Among these, Jan-Lennard Struff is clearly ahead. The finalist from Madrid is in 13th position and will be the favorite at this week's ATP Challenger tournament in Bordeaux.
Zverev and Hanfmann are back in action today
Alexander Zverev, currently number 30 in the race, can already do something for his points account in Rome today, against JJ Wolf it should be possible. The American is ranked 51st in the annual ranking.
Daniel Altmaier's achievements are also impressive in 2023. The German Davis Cup player, who narrowly lost to Frances Tiafoe yesterday in Rome, is in 46th place. Yannick Hanfmann, in action against Marco Cecchinato from 11 a.m. today, is in 61st place.
The best Austrian? This is Sebastian Ofner as number 70. The Styrian is one of the hardest-working players on the Challenger Tour, most recently in the final in Prague and in the semi-finals in Mauthausen. As does Dominic Thiem. However, as number 127 in the Race to Turin, he still has room for improvement. Maybe this week in Bordeaux.