Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are having a rather different performance in 2024. While the Italian player has already won his first slam at the Australian Open before conquering the ATP 500 in Rotterdam, Carlitos has yet to reach a final in a tournament, and unfortunately, he got badly injured in the first round in Rio de Janeiro.
Why Jannik Sinner will be the new world no.2
In terms of live rankings, Jannik Sinner will overtake Alcaraz at the beginning of Indian Wells. The Spanish sensation will drop 1000 points following his triumph in 2023 in the desert. Last year in Indian Wells, Sinner lost in the semifinals (360pts). Therefore, at the beginning of Indian Wells, Jannik will gain 640 points (1000 – 360) over Carlitos. Currently, Alcaraz (8805 pts) leads Sinner (8270 pts) by 535 points in the live rankings. Therefore, at the beginning of Indian Wells, Jannik will be the new world no.2 in the live rankings.
These are the latest live rankings.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Sinner played his last match on the 18th of February when he defeated world no.9 Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-4 in the final in Rotterdam to win his 13th career title.
Until now, during this year the Italian achieved a composed 12-0 match record. Jannik clinched 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
Sinner has scheduled to play next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
LLWWLWWWW Now ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 20th of February when he had to retire when playing against world no.117 Thiago Moura Monteiro in the 1st round and the scoreline was 1-1 .
This year Alcaraz achieved a compiled 6-3 match record. Carlos Alcaraz’s best performance of the year was getting to the semifinal in Buenos Aires.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 8 times. The head to head is 4-4. The last time they played each other, Jannik Sinner won 7-6(4) 6-1 in the semifinal in Beijing (China Open) in October 2023.
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