Carlos Alcaraz He was unable to perform as well as he would have liked at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, an ‘indoor’ tournament on very fast courts, making life difficult for the Spaniard, who also ran into an inspired French player. Ugo Humbertwho won their round of 16 match 6-1, 3-6 and 7-5.
The 21-year-old from Murcia reacted to his opponent’s amazing performance in the opening set, where he miraculously avoided ‘rosco’. The dynamic changed in the second set, seemingly towards confirming the favorable trend, but Humbert had his day and Alcaraz never had luck in this ‘indoor’ city where he is champion of Roland Garros and Olympic silver.
Defeat may be in the forecast, it is also not serious because the main goal of Carlos Alcaraz in closing the campaign is not through Paris, but through Turin, on an individual level, and Malaga, in terms of the team of Spanish in the Davis Cup.
However, this elimination in the round of 16 in Paris could mean a complication in the draw for ATP Finals in Turinwhere the best eight will meet from November 10 to 17. The Italian will come into this event as number 1 Jannik Sinner, to be paired with the bass drum with No. 2, which is not certain because it is Carlos Alcaraz.
This is at the expense of the result of Alexander Zverev in Paris. He will be overtaken if the German reaches the final. He is in the quarterfinals, crossing this Friday with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
From No. 3, he could be in the same group as Sinner, which would make it difficult to get one of the two places that give access to the semifinals in the Masters tournament.
Both Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will score the same points (400) in their participation in the 2023 ATP Finals So the relevance of Paris in their fight for No.
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 11,330 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 7,210
3. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 6,915
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 5,230
5. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 5,210
6. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 4,300
7. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,855
8. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,745
9. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 3,720
10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 3,240
1. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 10,330 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 6,810
3. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 6,515
4. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 4,830
5. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 4,300
6. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 3,910
7. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 3,855
8. Alex de Minaur (Aus) / 3,745
9. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 3,720
10. Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) / 3,240
Source: La Verdad
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