In 2022 he climbed Djokovic, stopped for the events related to Covid, and now he can return to the head of the ranking using the points that Jannik has lost for disqualification
The curious case of Carlos Alcaraz, who three years after the first time “risks” to return n.1 of the world at the end of the US Open (winning it would certainly be of the primacy) and, as happened in 2022, not only thanks to his talent, but also for extra field events.
extra situations
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Not only points, victories and triumphs, but also situations outside his control and, above all, out of the control of the direct opponent of Murciano. Years ago Novak Djokovic, today Jannik Sinner. Let me be clear, Alcaraz was and would be a number one worthy, because in any case he goes if he conquers them on the pitch to the sound of important victories and crazy results. However, it cannot be forgotten that the ranking, today, would be very different if Sinner had not been almost forced by Wada, which has more or less implored it, to accept (not to run the risk of worst troubles) a three -month suspension, from February to May of this year. A stop that prevented, in fact, in Jannik to participate in the 500 in Doha (Sinner was already in Qatar, when the suspension notification arrived), at four 1000 (Indian Wells, Miami, Montecarlo and Madrid), probably also another 500 (he was registered in Munich), and therefore to accumulate a lot of points. Not only that: the number 1 in the world was forced not to defend the spoils of 2024, such as Miami’s victory, the Montecarlo semifinal and the quarterfinals of Madrid, as many as 1,600 evaporated points.
Carlos’ path
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In the meantime, Alcaraz has won the Doha tournament, the Masters 1000 in Montecarlo and arrived in the semifinal at Indian Wells. Of course, then Carlos was exceptional to win Rome (beating Jannik in the final) and Roland Garros and reaching the Wimbledon final, as well as winning Cincinnati for the first time in his career, taking advantage of Sinner’s retreat in the final. Without the suspension, however, the margin of the Azzurro would certainly be wider and the Italian would not be under shooting already at the US Open.
previous
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Similar situation for the Iberian three years ago, when it became September 2022, for the first time n.1 in the world. The youngest in history, given that Alcaraz was 19 years old, beating in the final at the US Open Casper Ruud and winning his first Slam. Also praise in Carlitos, but it cannot be forgotten that at his rival of the time, Novak Djokovic, he jumped two slams (in Australia and the US Open, with 3200 lost points) for the well -known Covid events, plus the 1000 of Cincinnati, and in addition lost 2000 points to Wimbledon because just that year at the Championships (which they won for the seventh and last time) They assigned points by decision of ATP and WTA after the ban on the tournament to have Russian and Belarusian athletes play for the invasion of Ukraine. In short, a mountain of points that in the end cost the Serbian the head of the ranking and indeed, made him slip out of the top 5. It is no coincidence that Alcaraz became n. 1 with a relatively low score, 6,740 points.
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