The range of winners of ATP Masters 1000 tournaments has opened up quite a bit in recent years compared to the tyranny of the Big 4 in the previous decades, and the coming season could bring new champions in events of this category. We review who has the best chance of opening their record at this level in 2024.
What was once a private hunting preserve for a privileged few has now become a prolific environment for surprises and one in which it is difficult to make predictions. The tournaments ATP Masters 1000 They are no longer a priority for old legends like Djokovic and allow the proliferation of surprises in weeks of inspiration from players who, perhaps, were not counted on a priori. Rublev and Hurkacz broke their glass ceiling in 2023 by inaugurating their record in events of this category, but others will continue trying. It is necessary to point out that all the members of the current top-10 know what it is to become champions in a Masters 1000 and only seven men in the top 20 in the world have that pending issue.
Although it may seem shocking, a triple Grand Slam finalist, who was one win away from being number 1 in the world, does not know what it is to win a tournament like this. We talk about Casper Ruud, who must set himself as a priority objective to become champion in a Masters 1000, no matter how much his tennis wins in five-round tournaments due to his physical, tennis and mental solvency. An accomplished clay specialist like him should be able to reign supreme in one of the three clay events at this level. Álex de Miñaurfinalist in Canada in 2023, and Tommy Paulalso seem to have what is necessary to be considered candidates for this achievement, while the spectacular Frances Tiafoe y Ben Shelton They will eagerly seek success in one of the nine tournaments at this level in 2024.
– Ruud and Paul are the players with the highest ranking currently and without Masters 1000 titles under their belt
The list of top-20 tennis players without Masters 1000 in their showcases closes with the names of Jarry and Humbert, although both the Chilean and the French seem far from being firm candidates for this. More guarantees are offered by young tennis players like Lorenzo Musettiespecially dangerous in Monte Carlo, or above all, Alexander Davidovich. The tennis potential that the man from Malaga possesses means that his great qualitative leap could be a Masters 1000 title, something that he touched in 2022 in Monte Carlo and that he came close to this year in Canada. If he returns to his best level, Félix Auger-Aliassime cannot be ruled out, predestined to high levels of success and whose next step could be to obtain a title of this magnitude.
Going further back in the ranking and doing an exercise of futures, the name of Jack Draper can be among the players capable of making a big splash in tournaments of this caliber, or even the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang, a tennis player in clear evolution. Nor would it be unreasonable to think of a great qualitative leap in young people like Arthur Son o Dominic Stricker, that in a week of inspiration, they could achieve something great. It deserves a separate mention Matteo Berrettini, a player who, if respected due to injuries, has every chance to return to the noble zone of the table and be a strong candidate for titles on important stages. In short, a complicated but exciting panorama for all those seeking to inaugurate their tournament record. ATP Masters 1000.
2023-12-23 06:48:11
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