Carlos Alcaraz He suffered perhaps his worst Grand Slam defeat so far in his short but successful career. Bye to the second round in a tournament he won in 2022. He only fell in such an early eliminator at the Australian Open and Wimbledon 2021, when he debuted in the highest category of tennis, where he has already dominated four times with 21 years old.
From the success of Roland Garros and Wimbledon to the failure in New York, defeating the Dutchman Botic Van from Zandschulp by 6-1, 7-5 and 6-4. A crushing defeat in every sense.
Also in terms of world ranking. One of the main goals set Carlos Alcaraz For the last part of the season it was to finish the year as world number one. An elusive position, difficult for him to achieve even with Masters 1000s like Shanghai and Paris or the ATP Finals left.
He left the United States with 1,260 points less than last season. He didn’t even defend 600 as a finalist in Cincinnati (10) and at the US Open he dropped 670 because in 2023 he took 720 as a semifinalist.
At the moment it is temporarily in the third place which it has already occupied, but further from Jannik Sinner, who leads with 9,280 points, 2,590 more than the Spaniard (6,690) and is likely to continue adding to the US Open.
The German has also surpassed it Alexander Zverev (6,775) and may be good for Novak Djokovic (5,560, 7,075 if repeated title) o Daniel Medvedev (5,175, 7,075 if he is the champion).
A brake on the aspirations of Carlos Alcaraz, although it depends on what his direct rivals do to make the final calculations for number one in 2024. The ‘Race’, which indicates the points combined -along this season, indicates he will retain returning options .
Alcaraz has 6,010 points, for 7,100 of sinful, qualifies for the third round of the US Open and has odds of a maximum of 9,000 if he is the champion. The Murcian was left at the expense of what would happen at Flushing Meadows with his teammates in the top-5.
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 9,280 pts.
2. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 6,775
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 6,690
4. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 5,560
5. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 5,175
6. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 4,545
7. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 4,060
8. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,910
9. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 3,665
10. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 3,390
11. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,355
12. Tommy Paul (USA) / 2,905
13. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 2,860
14. Holger Rune (Also) / 2,780
15. Sebastian Korda (USA) / 2,585
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 7,100 pts.
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 6,010
3. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 5,815
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 4,120
5. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,695
6. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 3,380
7. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 3,260
8. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,005
9. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 2,735
10. Taylor Fritz (USA)/ 2,690
Source: La Verdad
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