Carlos Alcaraz continue to jump over obstacles regardless of their difficulty or height. He goes for all Murcian, at the age of 19 years and 1 day. He also experienced the feeling of winning over his idol for the first time. Rafael Nadalhigher in the two games before the quarterfinals of Mutua Madrid is open.
Murcian was imposed by 6-2, 1-6 and 6-3 at 2h.28 ‘ against Manolo Santana Stadium in Caja Mágica. A logical announcement of a generation change, although the king of clay, towards 36 years old, still has a lot to say if a new unexpected injury like a broken rib doesn’t appear.
Despite the elimination, Rafa Nadal is guaranteed to continue at the top of the season classification thanks to the collection of points in his victories in Melbourne, the Australian Open and Acapulco, in addition to the Indian Wells final. Greek could equal his 3,530 points Stefanos Tsitsipas if he won in Madrid on Sunday. Alcaraz, with 2,820 tie points counting victories in Rio, Miami and Godó, will rise to 3,460 if he lifts the trophy in Madrid.
At this speed, Alcaraz will go into battle for number one on ATP Rankings. He entered the top-10 after winning the Conde de Godó Trophy. The current ninth place in Madrid will definitely be nice. This is temporarily the sixth, because it will be his definitively if the Russian Andrew Rublev He did not pass in the Madrid quarterfinals against Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Canadian was also eliminated Felix Auger-Aliassime, more delayed but that would be a great leap if he were the champion of the tournament.
Alcaraz will never make it into the top-5, where Rafa Nadal will complete the 800th week on the next ATP list. It has a record of 867 consecutive weeks in the top-10, which it hasn’t left since it was first released at the age of 18 after winning Godó 2005.
Alcaraz will play on Saturday, not before 4 p.m., against Novak Djokovic, that he will keep world number one despite the fact that he will only add in the case of becoming champion. Murcian, on the other hand, has already put 315 of 360 points on his account as a semifinalist with 45 remaining.
This is the world ranking of ATP
After defeating Nadal Alcaraz
1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) / 8,260
2. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) / 7,990
3. Alexander Zverev (Germany) / 6,600
4. Rafael Nadal (Spain) / 6,435
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) / 5,570
6. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) / 4,133
7. Andrey Rublev (Russia) / 4,115
8. Matteo Berrettini (Italy) / 3,895
9. Casper Ruud (Norway) / 3,760
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) / 3,760
This is the 2022 ATP Race
After defeating Nadal Alcaraz
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) / 3,530
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) / 2,820
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) / 2,710
4. Andrey Rublev (Russia) / 1910
5. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) / 1,900
6. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) / 1845
7. Taylor Fritz (United States) / 1,765
8. Casper Ruud (Norway) / 1,255
9. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) / 1,200
10. Alexander Zverev (Germany) / 1,200
Source: La Verdad
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