Carlos Alcaraz He has already studied what his 2023 will be like. The number one in tennis will look for the year that is now beginning to settle on the circuit after a spectacular 2022 in which he achieved something more than historic: he achieved his first Grand Slam, the US Open, and also He was at the top of the ranking, being the youngest in all of history to achieve it.
Thus, once you have reached the elite, now you have the most difficult thing: to stay. For it has closed the calendar for the next seasonwith a place already reserved for 19 tournaments, including, of course, the four Grand Slams: Australia (January), Roland Garros (May/June), Wimbledon (July) and the United States (September).
The year of challenges
Still 19 years old, 2023 will be the year of challenges for Alcaraz, since he will be forced to defend points in various tournaments and is also the rival to beat as he is number one in the ATP ranking. That number one defense will begin in Melbourne, where he will play the australian open which will be held from January 16 to 29. It is the first big appointment of the course.
Without including the exhibitions (he has one already secured before this Australian Open at the Kooyong Classics and another that he will play on March 5 against Rafa Nadal in Las Vegas), Alcaraz will play 19 tournaments this year. After Australia he will travel to America to compete in the tournament of Rio de Janeiro, in Acapulco and in Indian Wells y Miami, that will be held in March and that these last two will be the first two Masters 1000 of the season.
Once that American tour is over, he will be in Europe, where he will face the Master 1,000 of Montecarlothe Count of Godó from Barcelona and Mutua Madrid Open, another Masters 1,000 in which he already won last year. This will be in May, the same as the Masters 1,000 of Roma and the start of Roland Garros.
Carlos Alcaraz picked up the title that accredits him as number one at the end of the year
Between the big event in Paris, where he will fight for his first title in the ‘home’ of Rafa Nadal, and Wimbledonnext Grand Slam, Alcaraz will have two preparatory tournaments on grass: Queensin England, and Halle, in Germany. There is less than a month difference between one Grand Slam and the other.
After London, and already in August, the Murcian will fly back to North America to face another two Masters 1,000, that of Torontoin Canada, and that of CincinnatiIn the United States, he will stay there to play the US Open, the tournament in which he will defend the most points since it is the only Grand Slam he has so far in his record.
The Master 1,000 of Shanghaiin China, and the Master 1,000 of Paris-Bercyalready at the beginning of November, will be the last two major tournaments that Alcaraz will play in 2023. Of course, there will always be the Masters Cup, who will be aware of what he does during the year (the eight best tennis players of the season dispute it) and that, for example, in 2022 he has lost it due to injury. The same happens with the finals of the Davis cup.
20,000 points up for grabs
Thus, this 2023 calendar for Carlos Alcaraz will allow him to have access to 20,000 ATP points, which are all that will be put into play in the 19 aforementioned tournaments. He will be on all continents throughout the year except Africa.
It must be remembered that Carlitos is number one in the world with 6,820 points, 800 more than Rafael Nadal1,000 above Casper Ruud1,330 more than you have now Stefanos Tsitsipas and 2,000 above Novak Djokovic.
