Staying at the top is not easy at all and even less so at 20 years old, but Carlos Alcaraz has not left the top-2 of the ATP ranking since he was ranked number 1 after winning the US Open 2022. He already has the 13th best record of all the times in terms of consecutive weeks between the first two places and wants to continue expanding it.
There are times when we do not realize the greatness that we have before our eyes and we normalize things that are authentic historical milestones. One of them is what you are doing Carlos Alcaraz in these early stages of his career and the sensations of solvency that he conveys. To reflect this, there is a very interesting fact that provides MisterOnlyTennisas is the one that refers to consecutive weeks as top-2 del ranking ATP.
– Alcaraz is the 13th player in history to spend 80 consecutive weeks among the two best in the world
Perhaps many no longer remember the moment when Carlitos was not in one of the first two places in the classification, and it is not surprising because Alcaraz has remained there since he was proclaimed champion of the US Open 2022. His first Grand Slam title was accompanied by promotion to world number 1, from which he was displaced by Djokovic on two occasions during 2023. In Indian Wells 2024 he planned the shadow of a surprise by Jannik Sinnerbut the Murcian endured the pull and has consolidated himself in second place, while he is already looking optimistically at the possibility of returning to number 1.
The truth is that this March 19, Alcaraz started his 80th consecutive week among the two best in the world, something not insignificant and whose merit should be highlighted by analyzing the historical list of players who signed similar streaks. The Spaniard is the 13th player to reach that limit of 80 weeks, of which 36 have been as number 1 in the world and 44 as number 2. Whoever leads the list is Roger Federerwith a whopping 346 consecutive weeks treasuring that privilege, but Alcaraz has other important players nearby whom he could soon surpass.
– What does Alcaraz need to leave the Miami Open 2024 in the top-2 of the ATP rankings?
It is not going to be easy to withstand the long-term push of Jannik Sinner and also of Daniil Medvedev, eager to continue adding points that will make them climb positions. It is true that, no matter how many points Carlos defends on the clay court tour, his superiority on that surface over the Italian and the Russian is notable, so if he arrives with a certain margin and manages to avoid Sinner’s pressure in this Miami Open 2024it may be easier to accumulate weeks in the top-2 and dream of recovering number 1.
The Italian is the only one who can get Carlitos out of the top-2 del ranking ATP during this Miami Open 2024. To do this, he needs to win the tournament and for Alcaraz not to reach the semifinals, this being the only scenario in which the alternation of positions would occur and the Spaniard’s streak would be interrupted. Thus, the young tennis player from Murcia depends on himself to stay in second place, something he would achieve if he reaches the semifinals. If he wins the tournament, he would be just 280 points behind number 1, in the hands of Djokovic.
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2024-03-21 19:30:30
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