The Italian Jannik Sinner finished the 2024 season leading the rankings with 11,830 points, 4,820 more than Espanyol Carlos AlcarazNo. 3 and with whom he shared the season’s Grand Slam titles: No. 1 won the Australian Open and the US Open, in between the Murcian led Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
The consistency of the transalpine is decisive, in addition to his end of the campaign: Cincinnati, US Open, Shanghai, ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. Since the summer, only one defeat, against Alcaraz in the final in Beijing.
Sinner will begin the defense of that advantage at the Australian Open, where he will show 2,000 points, just 400 for the Spaniard, who was defeated in the quarterfinals of the last edition of the No. 2, the German. Alexander Zverev. It is from January 12 to 26.
Both their schedules changed after Melbourne. Alcaraz put aside the adventure in South America on clay, and chose ‘indoor’ on the hard court of Rotterdama subject of Sinner, current champion, who will try to reassert hegemony from February 3 to 9.
The Italian launched another challenge to Alcaraz, as well as to Novak Djokovicthat he is waiting for in Doha, that the tournament has increased in category: from ATP 250 to 500. He will compete in the Qatar Open for the first time, from February 17 to 22.
The organization announced the signing of sinfuladding another event to its calendar, when in 2024 it did not compete between Rotterdam and Indian Wells. Another way to score a challenge to Alcaraz, his direct generational rival. Waiting to see what Olympic champion Novak Djokovic is doing.
Source: La Verdad
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