Carlos Alcaraz It will appear this Monday in third place in the world ranking. His worst ranking since becoming the youngest world number one in history was on September 12, 2022, the day after becoming US Open champion. It has since been replaced by Novak Djokovic in the first place in the classification, where it accumulated 36 weeks.
Their idea is to reverse the uptrend during this period. The Serbian continues to lead the rankings, which he has dominated in his career for more than 400 weeks. Although not revalidating the crown at the Australian Open and crashing out in the third round of Indian Wells suggests that he will struggle to hold onto his position in the coming weeks, on clay. Especially considering that he has his agenda more measured, and logical, than the youth.
In May he turned 36, when Alcaraz will be 21. The Italian Jannik Sinner He is 22, his next anniversary is August 16.
Sinner led the fight for number one, not only at some moments of the season, which for him will be the premiere, but at the end of it.
The Miami Masters 1000 ATP title, defeating the Bulgarian in the final Grigor Dimitrov, executioner in the quarterfinals of Alcaraz, consolidates his position as the leader of the season. So far in 2024 it has added 3,900 points, advancing more than 2,000 to Carlos Alcarazwhich combined 1,700. Djokovic910 only. Figures that will end up in the world ranking.
For now, Sinner will debut at No. 2, which he removed from Alcaraz. With his third title of the season, after the Australian Open and Rotterdam, he left Miami with 8,710 points, following Alcaraz’s 8,645. While the Italian added 400, the Spanish cut 160 compared to what they defended last year.
Djokovic, which did not compete, remained at 9,725. They are 1,015 compared to Sinner, which gives him a margin until May, but in the general dirt tour the Serbian shows 2,315 (2,000 at Roland Garros), only 385 Sinners. Alcaraz, 2,265.
Monte Carlo is the first main course on clay, from April 7 to 14. Alcaraz did not compete in 2023. He knows he will defend the Number of Godó Trophy, from April 13 to 21.
Grigor Dimitrov He returned to the top-10 at age 32, after 360 weeks outside the top ten. He tied it all the way to the finals. He remained in ninth place, he sought to rise to seventh, but the Sinner did not give any further success from the Bulgarian.
1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 9,725 pts.
2. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 8,710
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 8,645
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 7,165
5. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 5,415
6. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 4,890
7. Holger Rune (Also) / 3,795
8. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,615
9. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 3,540
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 3,425
11. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,355
12. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 3,175
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 3,900
2. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 2,550
3. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 1,835
4. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 1,700
5. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 1,495
6. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 1,465
7. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 1,060
8. Sebastián Báez (Arg) / 1,060
9. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 1,025
10. Ugo Humbert (Fra) / 1,025
Source: La Verdad
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