“I don’t know if I’ll make it to the ATP Finals. I have to go home, take a test and see the extent of the problem,” he said. Carlos Alcaraz minutes after retiring in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 ATP tournament in Paris-Bercy. He felt severe pain in the left side, the stomach area, which advised him to leave it against the Danish Holger Rune when he was playing the tiebreak of the second set, with a score of 3-6, 6-6 (1- ). 3).
Nine days before the start of the Masters of the eight best, the Masters Cup, in the Italian city of Turin, from November 13 to 20. It can be a race against time trying to make it on your debut. Medical examinations at home will dictate the verdict.
Beyond the horizon, though not much of a margin, appears the Davis Cup Finals, in Malaga. Spain will face Croatia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, November 23.
After the elimination of Rafa Nadal at the hands of the American Tommy Paul, the accounts of the world number one offered Carlos Alcaraz the chance to seal the last number 1 of the year, a bigger goal, already in Paris. He has to win the tournament.
Despite the forced bye, and even without the ATP Finals obtained due to physical illness, he has the advantage that requires Rafael Nadal to reach at least the Masters final by winning three group matches and the ‘semis’ or becoming champions with at least two wins in their group.
An undefeated ATP Finals champion gets 1,500 points (200 for each group win, 400 more for the semis and 500 for winning the final).
The distance between Alcaraz (6,820) and Nadal (5,820) is 1,000 points. In the event of a tie, it would be in Rafa’s favor. If he ends up playing in Turin, Carlos will rely on himself, as he has until now.
Greeks can enter cabals Stefanos Tsitsipas, but only if he leaves Paris with a trophy and 1,000 points to have 5,990, a figure that would also give him Nadal’s number 2 before the Masters. And the Hellenic if it is worth reaching the Turin semifinals unbeaten if the Murcian drop out.
In Turin, groups are drawn by distributing players in pairs according to rank: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8. As it stands, Alcaraz and Nadal will not be opponents in the preliminary round.
WORLD RANKING
After Alcaraz’s withdrawal from Paris Bercy
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) / 6,820
2. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 5,820
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 5,080
4. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 5,020
5. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 4,065
6. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can) / 3,815
7. Andrey Rublev (Rus) / 3,530
8. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 2,955
9. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 2,905
10. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 2,900
Source: La Verdad
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