This is how the road to the final between Alcaraz and Djokovic in Rome remains

“I’m ambitious and we’re going to Rome,” he warned Carlos Alcaraz minutes after revalidating the title at the Caja Mágica, repeating the double Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Trofeo Conde de Godó and Mutua Madrid Open. Undeterred, the 20-year-old from Murcia announced that he will travel to the Italian capital to make his debut at the Masters 1000 ATP which will take place at the Foro Italico in the city of Rome. Then, this Monday, he went to Paris for the gala of Laureus Awards.

Alcaraz, who resigned from this tournament last season, will dethrone the Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic once debuted in the competition. The loss will even be worth it if the top of the ATP rankings again, in what will be his third stint at the helm, will make it to Roland Garros, which starts on Sunday, May 28.

With 10 points he has enough to cut the current five deficit Novak Djokovicwhich will not add to this appointment when defending the current champion’s 1,000.

Djokovic Part as the first seed in Rome, he will lead the draw that was drawn this Monday, and closes with Alcaraz, second seed. The two already know what path awaits them to reach the final between them. One starts on Friday 12th and the other on Saturday 13th May.

They have met just once, with the Murcian triumphing in the Madrid 2022 semifinals 6-7 (5), 7-5 and 7-6 (5).

Carlos Alcaraz number 1 will be tied on Monday, May 22, which will pit the second round for the best match in the prize between Catalan Albert Ramos, 35 years old and 72nd ATP, and the Italian Francesco Passaro, 22 and 126º. It is 3-0 with the left hand from Matarón and the transalpine has not yet been measured.

He will continue against the Czech, Jiri Lehecka, in the sixteenth. For the round of 16, the Croatian, Borna Coric, whom he defeated in the ‘semis’ in Madrid.

In the quarterfinals he will face his victim in the Godó final, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, having a hypothetical semifinal against a Russian, Andrei Rublev, champion in montecarlo either Daniel Medvedev.

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His route is interesting, avoiding generational opponents like the Italian for sure Jannik Sinner or the danish Holger Runewhich passes through the upper part of Djokovic. It will have Rune in the quarterfinals, crossing into the semifinals with the Norwegian Casper Ruud or Sinner.

‘Nole’ will open against the Argentine Thomas Etcheverry or the French Luca Van Assche. Next, Grigor Dimitrov or Santa Wawrinka. In eighth, Cameron Norrie.

The hypothetical 1/8 final

Novak Djokovic (Srb/1)-Cameron Norrie (GBR/13)
​Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can/10)-Holger Rune (Din/7)
​Casper Ruud (North/4)-Tommy Paul (USA/16)
​Karen Khachanov (Russian/11)-Jannik Sinner (Ita/8)
Andrey Rublev (Russia/6)-Taylor Fritz (USA/9)
​Hubert Hurkacz (Pol/14)-Daniil Medvedev (Russ/3)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree/5)-Frances Tiafoe (USA/12)
Borna Coric (Cro/15)-Carlos Alcaraz (Span/2)

The rivals of the Spaniards

In addition to Carlos Alcaraz and Albert Ramosin the same sector of the image, also below Alexander Davidovichwith the American Maxime Cressy or the Argentine Guido Pella as the first rival, Roberto Bautista paired with the Italian Marco Cecchinato or the American Mackenzie McDonald. Also Barnabas Zapatawho will wait for the duel between the Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler and the Australian Jason Kubler to face an opponent.

Roberto Carballes, Not exempt from the first qualifying round, he will play against Bolivian Hugo Dellien.

In the upper part, only a Spaniard, Jaume Munarwhich will see them in a ‘qualy’, with Jannik Sinner already in the second round.

Rafa Nadal and Pablo Carreño are the two major absentees, because it’s just the beginning of the tour, due to their hip and elbow pain.