Carlos Alcaraz is in the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating the German Alexander Zverev, 6-1 and 6-2, in the round of eighths. This Wednesday, at 4 pm, he has an appointment in Russian Karen Khachanov, who had beaten the previous two times on clay without a problem.
The Murcian was unable to travel to Australia due to a last-minute hamstring injury in his right leg. In his successful return to the series: champion in Buenos Aires, finalist in Rio injured (suffered hamstring) in the match that caused the defeat later in Acapulco, champion in Indian Well, semifinalist in Miamia and champion of the Conde de Godó Trophy.
There were 24 games won out of 26, 14 out of 15 on clay. He is close to world number one, he will remain only 5 points behind Novak Djokovic if the title is repeated in the Caja Mágica of Madrid. It is enough for him to play in Rome, in this situation, to reach Roland Garros as number 1, or fight it in Paris if he rests and does not go to the Foro Italico.
He is in no rush, the game and the numbers support him. In his victory Zverevthe Murcian made sure to lose Novak Djokovic in the ranking of the year, the Race ATP 2023, which registers the points won and accumulated this season.
There are 2,590 for Alcaraz, compared to 2,565 for Djokovic. As champion of Madrid, the Spaniard will reach 3,410, leaving the current leader of the campaign, the Russian. Daniel Medvedevwith 3,300, a figure that cannot be increased when defeated by Aslan Karatsev in the round of 16 in Madrid.
This is the ranking of the year, the ATP Race
1. Daniil Medvedev (Rus) / 3,300 pts.
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Span) / 2,590
3. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 2,565
4. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 2,185
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 2,140
6. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 2,125
7. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 1,815
8. Karen Khachanov (Russian) / 1,530
9. Holger Rune (Also) / 1,525
10. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 1,355
Source: La Verdad
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