The South Tyrolean champion returns from Paris with the satisfaction of the goal of the world throne but also with a ghost that advances
After starting the Roland Garros on tiptoe and full of doubts – Jannik Sinner he had been forced to rest for three weeks straight after the onset of the hip problem – the tennis player from San Candido had been able to dispel any doubts about his physical integrity with convincing performances.
Starting from the debut match against Christopher Eubanks until the splendid quarter-final played against that old fox Grigor Dimitrovthe student of Simone Vagnozzi he was a strong candidate for final victory. Also taking advantage of the withdrawal of Novak Djokovicwho had demonstrated once again how difficult it was to beat him over the distance of 5 sets – the Italian champion had to face the obstacle in the semi-final Carlos Alcaraz.
After three sets the score read: two sets to one for Jannik. Precisely at the most beautiful point, however, as a certain person later had the opportunity to underline Paolo Bertolucci, some problems with his athletic condition emerged. The Spanish talent did not have to wait, taking the last two partials and winning the match. Alcaraz he would later do essentially the same in the final against Sascha Zverev, also undermining Djokovic from second place in the ATP ranking. But he doesn’t end there.
Sinner and the bogeyman Alcaraz: the Spaniard is getting closer
In addition to having prevented him from reaching his first Slam final on clay – and having taken the lead in the direct clashes with the blue – the talent from Murcia won his third Major out of as many finals played.
Alcaraz, now third in the 2024 ATP Race, also made a decent step forward in the overall rankings. As is known, the new King is now Sinner, which leads the ranking with 9480 points. Behind him, the Iberian champion materializes as his most accredited rival, following him with 8580 points.
For the moment, the new position of Jannik– achieved thanks to a fantastic comeback that began with the victory of Beijing in October 2023 – appears safe. Djokovic he has just had meniscus surgery, and in all likelihood he won’t even play in the tournament Wimbledonwhere last year he reached the final.
Carlitos himself is called upon to defend the 2000 points obtained in 2023 thanks to the triumph at the All England Club: an always difficult feat, that of repeating it for two consecutive years on London grass. Sinner however, he is called upon to accumulate as many points as possible in anticipation of an autumn in which, between the Chinese Masters 1000 and Vienna – not to mention the ATP Finalsin which he reached the final act – may have to give up a few points compared to the extraordinary results of 12 months earlier.
