2024-04-20 17:05:25
MADRID. The Slam won and now the rise to the top of the world rankings. Jannik Sinner could become number 1 already in Rome: il package Of Novak Djokovic al Masters in Madrid D-day is approaching for the Italian tennis player, who in the meantime will take to the tennis court in the Spanish tournament scheduled from 24 April to 5 May seeded n.1thus adding another milestone because the last Italian to achieve it was Adriano Panatta in Rome in 1977.
Leadership is certainly not an obsession for the South Tyrolean who has as an o for 2024the Paris Games e maybe another Slamto add to the triumph in Australia: after the semi-final lost in Monte Carlo to Tsitispas (and the referee’s error weighing on the outcome of the match), Sinner, absent from the ATP 500 in Barcelona, will present himself in Madrid where, if he arrives in the semi-final, match point for the world record will be played at home, at the Rome Masters.
Then it is in Madrid Carlos Alcaraz’s participation is in doubt, current n.3 in the ranking. The Murcian, who injured his forearm, was forced to miss Monte Carlo and Barcelona, a tournament he won last year and which cost him 500 points lost in the ranking. Alcaraz has arrived in Madrid where he will check his physical condition.
Reigning champion of the tournament, the Spaniard said he didn’t want to force his return to the field – even at the cost of losing another 1000 points and seeing third place put at risk too: the objective for him too is Paris, where they will play in the summer also the Olympics. In short, considering the points coming out in the next few weeks, at the end of the Italian Internationals Djokovic will have 9,810 points (plus those won in Rome), Sinner on the other hand 8,570, plus obviously those he will win in Madrid and Rome. A gap between the Serbian and the Italian of 1,240 points that Sinner can fill (provided that Nole also skips Rome or loses in the first round) with a victory and a semi-final between Madrid and Rome, or two finals. In short, to cultivate the dream of becoming number one at home at the Foro Italico, Sinner will have to at least reach the semi-final in Spain. Otherwise the chance is postponed to Roland Garros.
2024-04-20 17:05:25