The fight for No. 1 is heated: what Carlos Alcaraz needs to overcome Jannik Sinner in the ATP ranking

Despite looking at everyone from the top of June last season, the Italian Jannik Sinner (1st) cannot be trusted, much less ATP World Ranking concern, considering that the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) recovered the regularity that was questioned so much and dreams of settling again at the top.

Thanks to an action without fissure, Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil was proclaimed for the second time in the Queen’s ATP 500 When defeating the Czech Jiri Leheckka (30 °) in corridos sets, chaining his 18th success in a rowafter consecrating in the Masters 1000 from Rome and rival the crown in Roland Garrosboth when overcoming the born in San Candido in the definition, to add 450 vital points in the male order.

In this way, the now owner of 21 titles in the circuit, four on lawn, reached the 9,300 units1,130 less than the current two -time champion of the Australian Open, which holds 10,430after giving the crown in the ATP 500 from Halle When 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 against Kazakh Alexander Bublik (45 °) in the round of 16 and register his worst defeat in a long time.

The next appointment of the two best players on the planet will be in Wimbledoncompetition in which the young Murcian will put the trophy raised in 2024, equivalent to 2,000 Points, when the Serbio Novak Djokovic (5th) in the definition, while preparing by Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill only alone 400remembering that in the last edition he fell in the quarterfinals versus the Russian Daniil Medvedev (11th) in five sleeves.

However, the responsibilities will be exchanged in the following months prior to the US Open, product of the silver medalist at the Paris Olympic Games only 10 units for its early elimination in the Cincinnati 1000 Masters and the bicampeón reigning of the Davis Cup will try to at least keep those 1,200 by the quarterfinals in the Canada 1000 Masters and coronation in the American event.

Recapitulating, Alcaraz will defend more points from the end of June to mid -Augustdate on which the last relevant contest will culminate before the New York Grand Slam, by incorporating 2,100 In the 2024 calendar, although it will be all gain if it is presented in Toronto, as well as SINNER will fight to maintain 1,600 And why not extend its advantage if it improves the Performance on the London terrain.