Djokovic returns to the top 10 and can hold off Struff in Fonseca's race
A winning start at the ATP 500 in Basel has put Novak Djokovic back, momentarily, inside the ATP entry rankings' top ten: the Serb added 50 points to reach 3140, with Alex de Minaur dropping to 11th on 3130. On Thursday Djokovic can help João Fonseca by holding off Jan-Lenard Struff.
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A estreia vitoriosa no ATP 500 da Basileia recolocou Novak Djokovic, de forma momentânea, no grupo dos dez melhores do ranking de entradas da ATP. O sérvio somou 50 pontos e subiu a 3140; Alex de Minaur caiu para 11º, com 3130.
De Minaur defende 200 pontos das quartas do Masters 1000 de Paris do ano passado e joga por vaga nas quartas em Viena, podendo recuperar terreno nas próximas horas. Djokovic volta à quadra nesta quinta-feira, também em busca das quartas no torneio suíço.
Rafael Jodar aparece em nono, com 3209, estreando no grupo. Taylor Fritz, com 2895, corre por fora na tentativa de voltar ao grupo.
Nesta quinta, Djokovic pode ajudar João Fonseca. Um triunfo sobre o alemão Jan-Lenard Struff, 47º, evita que o rival some pontos e passe o brasileiro: Struff, vice no ATP 250 de Bruxelas, tem 1121 e iria a 1171 com a vitória, passando à frente com mais um resultado e eventual vaga na semifinal.
Se avançar, Djokovic encara o português Nuno Borges nas quartas — outro que só ameaça João com uma final.
Fonseca já foi beneficiado nesta quarta por Daniil Medvedev, que bateu o espanhol Daniel Mérida e evitou que o brasileiro saísse do top 40. Nesta quinta ele mede forças com Cameron Norrie e, se ganhar, tira mais um concorrente do caminho do carioca.
Outro no caminho é o italiano Matteo Berrettini, com 1123 pontos: com mais dois triunfos em Viena e uma vaga na semi, ficaria à frente de João. Nas oitavas, encara o compatriota Flavio Cobolli.
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