The fame of Carlos Alcaraz passes through Rome and Paris

The demands of the greatest powers to park the achieved successes and look for new challenges, and Carlos Alcaraz already belongs to that selected group. The Spanish player once again won the Madrid Masters 1000 in the final against the German Jan Lennard Struff. He celebrated it in style, at home and with his family. But there is no time for too much joy, because in four days it will debut on Rome Masters 1,000 with several open facades.

It will be his debut at the Foro Italico. Last year, after the victory in Madrid, he decided not to play in Rome in order to rest physically and do exhaustive preparations Roland Garros. I better rest and be one hundred percent in Paris, said tennis player El Palmar at the time.

Like last year, Alcaraz comes from the game Indian Wells, Miami, Barcelona and Madrid in just a month and a half. Fatigue got the best of him in 2022, and that’s why he decided to give up the historic Roman tournament. This year, a shadow of doubt hung over the environment, but the player himself was in charge of clearing it up: “I’m ambitious and we’re going to Rome”.

He will be number one at Roland Garros

Alcaraz is not defending a single point on Italian soil, so everything will count for him. Just by stepping on Roman soil, the Spaniard will earn ten ATP points, and surpass that Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings. The Serbian, however, is defending her title in Rome and will not be able to win any points. So Alcaraz faces the appointment of the Roman as a golden opportunity to win points to distance himself from the Serb, and he will do so as the main favorite in another tournament without Rafa Nadal. The Spaniard, a ten-time winner of the Masters 1,000 in Rome, decided not to play the historic Italian event because he still did not feel ready to compete at the highest level due to an iliac psoas injury he suffered in the past Australian Open.

The tournament in Rome ends on May 21, and on the 22nd, the ATP ranking will be updated, where the last winner of the US Open will return the world number one to the detriment of Djokovic. After that, a week of active rest for the big earth tour date and that Alcaraz, still and Đoković marked in red in their calendars: Roland Garros.

For the first time in 20 years, Nadal will not be the main favorite to defend his title on clay in Paris. The Spaniard, if he finally contests the appointment, as it seems, except for reasons of force majeure, will physically come between the bats and without a preliminary clay-court preparatory tournament. You always have to consider the 14-time champion of the other Grand Slam season, but this year, apart from injuries, he has another important handicap: after a dramatic drop in the rankings in recent months, a very difficult team awaits him in Paris. The Spaniard, currently number 14 in the world, could face Alcaraz or Djokovic in the third or eighth round, a situation which, along with his ongoing physical problems, reduces his chances of winning his favorite tournament again.

Roland Garros will bring punishment

Special Roland Garros because it will be the first opportunity for a tiebreaker in Grand Slam between Djokovic and Nadal. Both are 22. The Serbian won Australia without a problem, and although he doesn’t arrive in the best physical condition due to a recent wrist problem that kept him out of Madrid, he will be a big contender for the title alongside Murciano.

All these conditions put Alcaraz in a favorable position to achieve something big at Roland Garros and close a flawless tour on clay after victories in Barcelona and Madrid. Last year he started in Paris as an archer destroying his opponents until he ran into the best version Alexander Zverev, who eliminated him in the quarterfinals. Had he won on that occasion, the man from El Palmar would have faced Nadal in the semi-finals. This year there are great chances to cross the past, present and future of Spanish tennis. Alcaraz’s fame goes through Rome and Paris. Two iconic settings in the world of tennis where Carlitos will try to continue making history.