 With the first Grand Slam just around the corner we have to go through the rankings and what points are up for grabs and who has the most to gain and lose. Going into the Australian Open of course it's worth 2,000 points for the men and the ladies and a lot of points from players last year who actually played well and have to defend those points which is always the scary part for those players but let's go over look at the players who have the most to lose and most to gain. So starting with the women's side of things and most to lose called Sabalenka defending champion she has 2,000 points on the line because she won the title last year so she is really not going to gain any points and has to defend to kind of keep her spot. Rebecca now she's got 1,300 points after making the final last year so if she does go one better she'll gain points but again has to make the final to at least keep all her ranking points. Lynette she made the semi-finals last year she's in a lot of trouble because if she doesn't replicate that semi-final she will drop down the rankings and her ranking isn't super high so she doesn't have too many other tournaments that can help her out there and as a ranker she also has 780 points from the semi-finals last year and she is coming in with a little bit of an injury concern so got to keep an eye on her she might drop out of the top 30 if she doesn't somewhat replicate that semi-final from last year. Points to gain for the ladies and this is the fun part because there's a couple of top 10 players here that didn't do well last year and have so much to gain starting with Onster Burr she only made the second round here last year and has so many points to gain not just if she makes it to the semi-final or final but even if she makes it to the quarter-finals of the fourth round she can really get a lot of points only has 70 points on the line a lot of potential there Maria Sacri third round last year 130 points on the line so she can really gain a lot of points and she's going to be a feature in pretty much all of these videos going forward because Ysraeon Open was her best slam last year she lost in the first round of all the others so she has a lot of potential to gain a lot of points not just here but in the future slams. Dajmaaya she lost in the first round last year and she really has a lot of points up for grabs or a lot of points that she can get she's not too far away from top 10 so if she makes a decent run here she could be in the top 10 and gain a lot of points from the Ysraeon Open and Naomi Osaka she has no points to defend at the Ysraeon Open this year of course coming in after a long period of time off so really a lot of points up for grabs for her as well on the men's side of things points to lose Novak Djokovic of course defending champion 2,000 points on the line for him but he's won this tournament so many times he wouldn't be too worried about his ranking and also he's got a bit of a buffer between him and Elcaraz Stevon Ossiti pass he's got 1200 points on the line making the final and he isn't a little bit more dangerous because he has got those points to defend but also hasn't been playing well has been injured so a second or third round exit could really hurt his ranking. Tommy Paul made the semifinals last year has 720 points to defend which will be a little tricky depending on what draw he gets and same with Hashinov 720 points on the line has to make the semis to defend that and again kind of like Paul depends where he goes in the draw because potentially some of those guys could play Djokovic earlier in the tournament than last year and really be in trouble over on the men's side of things we've got Kasper Rudd only made a second round here last year 45 points to defend so if he is able to replicate that 2022 U.S. Open run maybe make a semifinal even a quarter final he'll be able to gain a lot of points then on Medvedev made the third round here last year the hardcore specialist a lot of upside having made the final here a few times. Alexander Zverev second round last year only 45 points for him to defend so again if he makes a second week kind of like Rudd and Medvedev which is totally possible because he has played well here before he'll be able to get a big boost in that ranking points and Carlos Alcaraz he didn't even play last year he has no points on the line and I think a lot of us are expecting him to at least make it to the second week maybe even to the semis or even the final he has got nothing to lose at this tournament and probably the only player that's a real threat at this tournament that has nothing to lose there it is they are the rankings points up for grabs and the ones to lose over the next couple of weeks at the Australian Open what do you think is going to happen with these ranking points do you think you know maybe Sabalenk is in trouble or do you think Djokovic is in trouble of course he's got a wrist injury I just can't believe how much upside Carlos Alcaraz has of course didn't play last year but the fact that we know he could probably win the Australian Open he's basically playing for free and if he gets a decent draw maybe doesn't play some of those big hitters too early on he might be able to win the whole thing and get 2,000 points the maximum points and really put pressure on Djokovic to number one again of course Sviantec Sabalenk they're battling for number one as well but Sabalenk has nothing to gain so it's going to be impossible for her unless Sviantec completely falls off and then some but let me know down in the comments below what is the most intriguing part of the ranking points for the Australian Open for the Australian Open starting in a few days time and it's going to be really interesting to see how the rankings look after this