Djokovic's Turin path opens up as Jodar stumbles in Basel
Novak Djokovic's path to the ATP Finals opened up on Thursday when Rafael Jodar, ninth in the race and holding the last qualifying spot, lost in Basel. Djokovic is 11th on 2,890 points; the 20-year-old Spaniard stays on 3,209, 229 ahead of Alex de Minaur and 319 clear of Djokovic, with Sinner out for the season.
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O caminho de Novak Djokovic até o ATP Finals ficou um pouco mais largo nesta quinta-feira, quando um rival pela última vaga de classificação perdeu em Basileia.
Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz e Ben Shelton já têm lugar em Turim, deixando cinco em disputa. Jannik Sinner, segundo na corrida da ATP, está fora da temporada por lesão, o que na prática move o corte do número 8 para o número 9.
Djokovic é o 11º com 2.890 pontos depois de vencer Ugo Humbert na estreia no Swiss Indoors na quarta-feira, e já havia sido ajudado pelas derrotas na primeira rodada em Viena de Frances Tiafoe e Jakub Mensik. Tiafoe, oitavo, tem 3.380 pontos, 490 à frente do sérvio; Mensik é 14º com 2.545.
A quinta-feira trouxe mais ajuda. Rafael Jodar, nono na corrida e portanto na última posição de classificação, caiu por 7/6(4), 2/6 e 7/6(5) para o número 31 do mundo, Valentin Vacherot, depois de liderar por 2 a 1 no terceiro set. O espanhol de 20 anos segue com 3.209 pontos, 229 à frente de Alex de Minaur em décimo e 319 à frente de Djokovic.
Os dois perseguidores ainda jogam nesta semana. De Minaur chegou às quartas de Viena, onde na sexta-feira enfrenta Flavio Cobolli ou Matteo Berrettini. Djokovic encara Jan-Lennard Struff em Basileia nesta quinta-feira, na segunda rodada.
O sérvio de 39 anos, sete vezes campeão do ATP Finals, pode chegar a 3.340 pontos com um título em Basileia.
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