the surprise that shocks the fans – Libero Quotidiano

A statistic that is incredibly favourable Casper Ruud in performance compared to Jannik Sinner. The 22 year old from South Tyrol, number 2 in the world but on the verge of the number 1 spot instead of Novak Djokovic, is behind the Norwegian as the player with the most wins in the current season that began in January. Today Ruud is two successes ahead after having still hit 27 successes. A figure that he can further increase with the semi-final of the ATP 500 in Barcelona, ​​to be played against the Argentine Etcheverry for a place in the final. The excellent start to the season allowed him to return to the top-10 of the ATP ranking (today he is number 6).

Behind him, Sinner follows at 25, paying for only two defeats with Carlos Alcaraz (Indian Wells in the semi-final) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (in Monte Carlo and again in the semi-final). Jannik on his side, however, has three titles at home: the first Slam of his career won at the Australian Open (beating Daniil Medvedev in the final), the ATP 500 in Rotterdam (winning against Alex de Minaur) and the Masters 1000 in Miami ( passing to the final against Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets). For a Ruud on the rise, there is a Sinner who doesn’t want to stop, busy between Madrid, Rome and Paris twice, considering the Olympics. Before the Games, however, Jannik will play the Nordea Open in Sweden to put fuel in his legs.

Meanwhile, on Monday morning, the times tables for the Spanish Masters 1000, scheduled from 24 April to 5 May, were drawn in Madrid. Sinner himself, after Djokovic’s withdrawal, will be the number one seed of the tournament. He will have Daniil Medvedev on his side of the scoreboard, a possible opponent in the semi-final, and Ruud himself, fresh from his triumph at the ATP 500 in Barcelona. There is Carlos Alcaraz on the board, who will make his debut against Rinderknech or Shevchenko, while Rafael Nadal will make his debut with the 16-year-old American Darwin Blanch, starting with a wild card. In addition to Sinner and Sonego there are four other Italians: Musetti awaits Seyboth Wild or Safiullin in the 2nd round, Arnaldi will debut with the Australian O’Connell (then in the 2nd round the possible confrontation with Medvedev), Cobolli will challenge the Chilean Tabilo and Darderi will face the expert Monfils.