The point margin is minimal and the numbers are clear, so Carlos Alcaraz I assumed that I would give up the world number 1 in US Open before the push of Novak Djokovicwho reduced the distances after the excellent final they played a few days ago in Cincinnati Masters 1,000.
Alcaraz defended his 2,000 point title last year at New York and, therefore, it will not add anything even if the crown is revalidated. On the other hand, a win is enough for the Serbian to overtake the Spaniard as he missed the appointment in 2022 due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus and he will add all the points that his performance gives him.
Djokovic won his debut in New York at Alexandre Müller and, therefore, he will return to the world throne when the next ranking is published on September 11, after the US Open. ‘Nole’ begins its 390th week at number 1 to continue extending its own historic record.
However, in this battle for the world throne, Alcaraz did not hide that this is a goal for him before the end of the season: he wants to be number 1 at the end of the year, as in 2022. Djokovic seeks the eighth time in his career after reigning in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
“Right now it’s a goal for me, honestly. I’ve said it before: we have a great match for number one Novak and I. I know I’ll be back to number one after the US Open. When the tournament is over, I will try to recover it. as soon as possible. That is my goal and I will do it. The season has many tournaments until the end of the year. I will try to recover it before the end of the year”, admitted Alcaraz, who advanced to the second round after abandoning it Dominik Koepfer in the second set due to injury.
“The truth is that this is not the best way to win a game. Obviously I like difficult matches, difficult games, having a fight with the rival. And unfortunately today it cannot happen,” said of Murcian.
“I think it’s also good that a whole game was played for the people who came, who stayed. The truth is that it’s a shame that it ended. But at the same time, I’m happy to go to the hotel earlier than we thought : that way we have more time to recover. The time I was on the track I felt very good, very comfortable, playing at a high level and we hope we continue in this vein”, added Charly, who the next rival was South African Lloyd Harris.
“We more or less know how he plays, what his style is. And we’ll see how that round goes. He’s a very aggressive player, with great shots,” explained Alcaraz, who has trained several times with the South African tennis player
Source: La Verdad
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