The harvest of Carlos Alcaraz The South American tour had a negative balance this season. He presented himself with the idea of revalidating the title of champion in Buenos Aires and improving his status as a finalist (he did not win due to a physical problem) in Rio de Janeiro, but an ankle injury ended in a bad way. a journey that did not start well. .
He fell in the semis of the Argentine Open, spraining his ankle in the second point of his first match at the Rio Open, against the Portuguese. Thiago Monteirowhere he retired with 1-1 on the scoreboard.
From the 550 points he added for the 2023 ranking to the 150 he got this year, that brought his total down by 400 points, further distancing him from the Serbian. Novak Djokovic and it approaches Italian Jannik Sinner, to step on the back.
Alcaraz has 8,805 points, 1,050 away from Novak Djokovicwhich will start from scratch at the next tournament, the Masters 1000 ATP in Indian Wells, where the Spaniard will defend the 1,000th champion.
Its advantage Jannik Sinner (8,270) now 535 points, 790 compared to fourth place, the Russian Daniel Medvedev. The Italian will defend 360 in Indian Wells, Moscow 600.
In the Race to Turin, the points are added and combined in 2024, sinful It has 2,500, for 1,300 of Daniel Medvedev and the 860 of Novak Djokovic. Carlos Alcaraz has accumulated 500, it is temporarily eleventh on the list, although it may lose a few more positions during the week.
This is the ATP world ranking
1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 9,855 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 8,805
3. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 8,270
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 8,015
5. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 5,110
6. Alexander Zverev (Russian) / 5,030
7. Holger Rune (Also) / 3,700
8. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 3,395
9. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,210
10. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 3,150
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 2,990
12. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 2,965
13. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 2,925
14. Tommy Paul (USA) / 2,375
15. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 2,155
16. Karen Khachanov (Russian) / 2,060
17. Ben Shelton (USA) / 2,055
18. Ugo Humbert (Fra) / 1990
19. Adrian Mannarino (Fra) / 1950
20. Nicolás Jarry (Chi) / 1,775
Source: La Verdad

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