Carlos Alcaraz He left the bid for 1,000 points for the Monte Carlo ATP Masters 1000 champion. A muscle injury in his right forearm did not even allow him to make his debut. He returned home considering that he must next defend the titles of Godó and Madrid, representing 1,500 points, which could not be added for three weeks.
In Monaco he would have aspired to the plenary session, but he did not compete for the second year in a row. His baggage in the world ranking remains at 8,645 points. It is further away from world number one Novak Djokovic and number 2, Jannik Sinnerbut the Spaniard eased the damage by KOing the Serbian and the Italian in the Monte Carlo semifinals.
Novak Djokovic However, he added 310 to 400 points as a semifinalist, because he improved the third round of 2023. Jannik Sinner equaled the result, but since this campaign the penultimate round gives more points, he went from 360 to 400, which gives him an extra 40 in the transalpine.
Djokovic went from 9,725 to 10,035, from an advantage of 1,015 to 1,285 against Sinner’s 8,750, leading Alcaraz by 105 points. The Murcian, with his 8,645, is 1,390 behind ‘Nole’.
Although Sinner continues to be the king of the 2024 season, and he is the lowest defender until Roland Garros. There are already 4,300 points accumulated until the end of the campaign, compared to the 1,700 of Alcaraz, fifth in the classification of the year, and the 1,310 of Djokovic, eighth.
Casper RuudDjokovic’s executioner in Monte Carlo, rose from tenth to sixth place, which cannot be improved even if he has his first record in this tournament. Stefanos Tsitsipas, which ousted Sinner, regaining a spot in the top-10. He rose from twelfth to ninth, which would be seventh if he wins a third time in Monaco.
The great fall is the Dane’s responsibility Holger Rune, which goes down five steps. From seventh to twelfth, from the top-10 after losing in the quarterfinals, when defending the final.
1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 10,035 pts.
2. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 8,750
3 Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 8,645
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 7,085
5. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 5,425
6. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 4,025
7. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 3,935
8. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 3,675
9. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 3,645
10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 3,595
11. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,510
12. Holger Rune (Also) / 3,395
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 4,300
2. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 2,650
3. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 1935
4. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 1,775
5. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 1,700
6. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 1,695
7. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 1,565
8. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 1,310
9. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 1,260
10. Ugo Humbert (Fra) / 1,225
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 1,175
12. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 1,070
Source: La Verdad
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