Carlos Alcaraz tosses the ball into the air on the first serve of the match, hits it and automatically returns to the top of world tennis. It’s easy. It was enough for Murcian to play just one game at the Masters 1,000 in Rome, taking him to number one in the standings. Novak Djokovicand he did so this Saturday against rival Albert Ramos, where he took his first professional win. when i was 16.
status The defender of the title blocks the SerbsAdd to that the Foro Italico, which only has five rental spots. And like in El Palmar Did not participate in the tournament in 2022just exit added the necessary points to be recognized once again as the best tennis player of our time. At least that’s how it will land at Roland Garros, where it will start as the main seed and main favourite, on paper.
In recent months it has become Alcaraz and Djokovic exchanged at number one. Since Murcian became the youngest number one in history after winning the US Open in September last year, both have taken turns in this privileged position. Murcian was already there three times -longest winning streak was 20 weeks- and Serbian two.
in Rome, Djokovic can lose up to 955 pointsif eliminated in the second round, and Alcaraz wins up to 1,000 if they manage to win the tournament. This combination, currently the best possible combination for a trick, would have allowed him to leave the Italian capital by a maximum margin of almost 2,000 points, but the opposite could also happen, effectively drawing Foro Italico. They will also defend the same number of points in Paris. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2022 edition against Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal, respectively.
They meet for the first time in 2023
Moreover Manages the one from El Palmar race, classification that measures the best tennis player of the year after winning four championships (Good gimmickry, Indian wells, Count of Godo and Madrid) have scored 3,410 points so far this season, 110 more than Daniil Medvedev and 845 more than Djokovic.
In the Roma tournament he played for the first time in his career, he comes as the big favourite (7-) courtesy of the Serbian who was eliminated from Argentina’s Tomás Etcheverry in the first match of the tournament this Friday. 6, 6-2). just suffered Two losses in 31 games this season: Against Cameron Norrie in the Rio Open final in February and Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the Miami Masters in April. Both had physical problems.
at Foro Italico will face Djokovic in the same tournament for the first time in 2023. So far, the two best rackets in today’s tennis have seen each other on the court only once. In the quarterfinals of the 2022 edition, he was in Madrid in a duel, which was taken by a beginner Alcaraz. They may meet again in Rome, but only if they both reach the final on Sunday 21 May.
“I miss the fact that we haven’t been in the same draw since the beginning of the season, but we both had our own conditions. Regardless, Carlos deserves to be number one after this tournament.He plays tennis impressively at a high level. Undoubtedly, he is the player who must be beaten on this surface.“When he arrived in Rome, he assured Djokovic about the number one spot on dirt with 21 consecutive wins.” It depends on whether Nadal plays for Roland Garros or not., but Alcaraz will undoubtedly come as one of the top favourites. We met only once in Madrid last year, I think we only met in the final here. something we both will love“He added a possible match that the tennis world has been looking forward to for a long time.