Carlos Alcaraz’s reign at the top of the ATP rankings will come to an end (at least for now) after the conclusion of the 2023 Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight for the first place in the ATP tournament

The Iberian climbed to the first step of the men’s world tournament after winning last year’s US Open (final with Casper Ruud). In total, Carlos spent 20 weeks at #1.

Alcaraz will be dethroned by the winner of Sunday’s Australian Open grand final: Novak Djokovic (the heavy favorite) or Stefanos Tsitsipas.

If he wins at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, Nole will have accumulated 7,070 points and become the world leader for the week with number 374 (an all-time record).

If Stefanos Tsitsipas wins, the Greek will climb to the top spot in the ATP rankings for the first time (he will also add his first Grand Slam title to his resume for the first time).

Know:

• Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas have met 12 times on the world stage so far with a score of 10-2 in favor of the Serb. The final of the Australian Open will take place on Sunday from 10:00 (LiveBlog on HotNews.ro and live broadcast on Eurosport).

• By the way, the last victory of the Greek dates back to 2019, with the Shanghai Masters, and Novak won in the last 9 direct meetings.

• Stefanos’ most painful loss to Novak came in the 2021 Roland Garros final (the Greek’s first Grand Slam), when Tsitsipas led 2-0 in sets before succumbing in dramatic fashion.

• The stakes of the Australian Open final are twofold: in addition to the Grand Slam title, the winner will become the world leader from next week.

• If it would be a habit for Nole to return to the leader’s chair (he would accumulate the 374th week in the first position of the ATP), then for Stefanos it would be the first time.

• For Djokovic, this will be the 10th final in Melbourne, all others have been won by the Serb.

• If he wins in the final action on Sunday, Nole will match record holder Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slam titles won at 22 each.