Following his decision to withdraw from the Cincinnati Open in 2024, Novak Djokovic’s ranking in the ATP Rankings may plummet considerably.
The Serbian player didn’t participate in many matches or have much success in 2024, but all of that doesn’t seem to matter to him at the moment because one of his biggest tennis career accomplishments eclipsed all of that.
Djokovic had a difficult start to 2024. He was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semifinals, stunned by Luca Nardi in his second set at Indian Wells, and defeated by Casper Ruud in the Monte-Carlo Masters semifinals.
The shocking defeats didn’t stop there, as the 24-time major champion was beaten by Alejandro Tabilo in Rome, while Djokovic, who had won the second set 6-0, lost to Tomas Machac in Geneva. As if it weren’t enough, an injury that required surgery prevented him from competing in Roland Garros.
He unexpectedly recovered to reach his first-ever final of the season at the Wimbledon Championships, but Carlos Alcaraz completely overcame him there, winning 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4). But at this point, Djokovic probably doesn’t care about any of that.
In a thrilling final, he defeated none other than Carlos Alcaraz to win the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. After he won the gold medal for his nation, the celebrations could start. It was the lone victory he had missed in his collection.
It was a significant physical and primarily emotional relief for the 37-year-old, who, barring a change of heart, has planned to take several weeks off before rejoining the ATP Tour and participating at the US Open in 2024.
This implied that he would not be competing in the 2024 Canadian Open; however, as he was not present at the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 event either, this move was not entirely unexpected.
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But Djokovic withdrew from the Cincinnati Open as well, the tournament he won the previous year in an equally thrilling final against Alcaraz, 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4), before winning the US Open, his 24th Grand Slam victory.
This implies that he will forfeit all of the points he acquired at the Cincinnati event the previous year. The Serbian earned 1,000 points for winning the ATP Masters 1000 event, but in a few weeks he will forfeit all of that.
Consequently, the current World No. 2 will have 7,460 points instead of 8,460, which will put him just 110 ahead of Alcaraz, his closest opponent for the No. 2 spot. But the Spaniard is scheduled to play in Cincinnati, so if he advances to the quarterfinals, he would surpass the Serbian athlete.
Additionally, Alexander Zverev will be able to do it. Unlike Djokovic and Alcaraz, he also participates in the Canadian Open, increasing his chances of earning points and surpassing the Serbian legend, who may drop to the World No. 4 spot following the Cincinnati Open in 2024. As of right now, he is guaranteed to have at least 6,585 points following the Cincinnati Open.
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