Carlos Alcaraz they won five out of nine contests played this season, 40 out of 44 games played. Champion in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Godó and Madrid, he launched his record on grass by conquering the ATP 500 at Queen’s in his debut, in London, the capital that will host Wimbledon from July 3 to 16.
The 20-year-old from Murcia will arrive at the All England Club as world number one in the ATP rankings, a leadership that has once again usurped the Serbian. Novak Djokovic36 years old and defending British Grand Slam crown on grass, will bid for eighth place equal to the Swiss Roger Federer in the palmares of the event.
Alcaraz has established himself as a candidate for this title that will show ‘No’, his executioner in the semifinals of Roland Garros, where the Spaniard fell muscularly a victim of tension that led to cramps throughout the body. A painful experience but also a lesson from which he hopes to gain benefits next time.
Alcaraz beat the Australian in the Queen’s final Alex de Minaur6-4 and 6-4, maintaining his high percentage in finals: 5 of 6 this season, 11 of 14 in his professional ATP career.
In addition to lifting a new trophy, equal to five in Russian Daniel Medvedev as leader of this course, he pocketed 477,795 euros. He surpassed the Muscovite in earnings, earning 4,895,309 dollars (the official currency of the ATP and roughly equivalent to the euro) in his 49 games, with a balance of 41-8.
At his cleanest 40-4, Alcaraz added $4,904,694 in 2022, nearly Djokovic, which valued 5,071,453. Balkan added everything that almost won in Australia and Roland Garros. He played less, 31 games (27-4), but he dominated the two ‘big ones’.
Djokovic is the all-time leading grosser with $169,762,762, while Alcaraz it was 39th with $16,734,337.
Alcaraz’s earnings in 2023
Buenos Aires Champion / $95,305
Last Rio / $202,640
Indian Wells Champion / $1,262,220
Miami Semis / $352,635
Godó Champion / 477,795 euros
Champion Madrid / 1,105,255 euros
3rd round Rome / 48,835 euros
Semis Roland Garros / 630,000 euros
Queen’s Champion / 477,795 euros
Source: La Verdad
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