Carlos Alcaraz stored alive his possibilities of reclaiming Global No. 1 within the Pepperstone ATP Scores subsequent Monday along with his three-set win over Arthur Rinderknech within the first spherical of the Cinch Championships.
The 20-year-old Spaniard will climb previous Global No. 1 Novak Djokovic subsequent week if he wins the name on the ATP 500 grass-court tournament. The rest much less and up to date Roland Garros champion Djokovic will stay No. 1.
Pepperstone ATP Are living Scores (as of 20 June)
Each and every fit counts for Alcaraz, despite the fact that. Since no issues are being defended at Wimbledon this yr, he’s going to need to stick as with reference to Djokovic within the Pepperstone ATP Scores as imaginable, although he’s not able to go back to No. 1 in an instant.
Djokovic is ultimate in on historical past. The 36-year-old has held Global No. 1 for 389 weeks in his profession, greater than any guy or lady in tennis historical past. He is attempting to grow to be the primary to sit down atop tennis’ mountain for 400 weeks.
Alcaraz Survives Scare At Queen’s Membership
However Alcaraz is making an attempt to halt that pursuit. The Spaniard has already been Global No. 1 for 25 weeks in his younger profession, Sixteenth-most in historical past. He’ll additionally attempt to earn his 2d year-end ATP No. 1 offered via Pepperstone after final yr turning into the youngest participant in historical past to say the fulfillment.
For now, Alcaraz will focal point on Queen’s Membership, the place he’s going to play Czech Jiri Lehecka in the second one spherical.
There’s motion imaginable in different places this week, too. Global No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas will move Casper Ruud to grow to be Global No. 4 if he wins the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle. Holger Rune can crack the Most sensible 5 for the primary time if he triumphs at Queen’s Membership and Tsitsipas fails to succeed in the overall in Germany.
