Carlos Alcaraz The pressure exerted on him by Jannik Sinner has been removed with racquets as far as the ATP ranking is concerned. The semifinal of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 put second place on the podium at stake and Caritos held on to it.
The pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero He currently has a lead of 145 points over Sinner, which could increase to 495 if he wins for the second consecutive time on the courts of the Coachella Valley Tennis Garden.. It would be the third time that he defends a title after the Godó and the Mutua Madrid Open, in 2023.
In Race 2024, which gives a ticket to the ATP Finals in Turin, The Murcian makes a jump of 14 positions and is fifth. He could place third if he beats Daniil Medvedev in the final today.
As a consequence of the result in the semifinal of the Californian TMS, Alcaraz, with the absence of Novak Djokovic, He will be the first seed in the Miami Open draw that is drawn this Monday. Sinner will be the second. That means that, unlike Indian Wells, they can only meet in a hypothetical final.
This is the ATP ranking
Novak Djokovic 9.725
Carlos Alcaraz 8,455
Jannik Sinner 8.310
Daniil Medvedev 7,765
Second time in history
For the second time since the creation of Indian Wells, a final is repeated a year later. It happened before with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, in the 2014 and 2015 editions. In both cases, the Serbian won.
2024-03-17 08:40:46
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