Carlos Alcaraz worked with his physical therapist Juanjo Moreno and your physical trainer Alberto Lledo following a rehabilitation plan for an abdominal injury sustained in the quarterfinals of Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 ATP which made him unable to debut at the ATP Finals to be held in Turin.
Homework done on Wednesday, the Murcian boarded the plane that took him to that Italian city to receive the trophy that confirms he is the year’s world number one, the youngest in ATP history at 19. He will be the protagonist of a previous ceremony to meet in between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Alcaraz, champion of the US Open, won the Masters 1000 in Miami and Madrid and the ATP 500 in Barcelona (Godó) and Rio de Janeiro, the last leadership he took in his victory in New York when Rafa Nadal, eliminated, and Stefanos Tsitsipas burned their options to move the pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero from the head.
Alcaraz debuted in the ATP rankings on February 26, 2018 with 1,414. In 2019 it finished at place 492. In 2020 it rose to 141. First haul in 2021, reaching 32nd place, which is after 1 twelve months. Meteoric of El Palmar.
He earned the approval of the ATP Tour’s living legends, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovicwith an underlining of the merits contracted by the Murcian.
“Carlos is good, it’s good news for Spanish tennis, he deserves it after a great year,” he said in Turin Nadal, the five-time number 1 of the year. At the age of 36, despite the fact that he is in the race until the last appointment on the calendar, “finishing number one would be a great achievement, but I am not fighting it. My body, my age and my personal situation is not. let me pursue that goal” .
Novak Djokovic, who could be a serious contender for the No. 1 if he continues to progress in Turin and considering that he will only add to Australia, commented that “he deserves it. There is no doubt about it. I don’t want to get into the discussion of if I have played less or more . It is what it is. The reality is that he is number one. He deserves to be there. He won a Grand Slam and many matches and tournaments.”
The Serbian also emphasized that Alcaraz’s figure “represents tennis very well. I can only say positive things about him. He is a good kid, who works hard and has a good team around him.”
Source: La Verdad
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