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Alcaraz reaches 200 career wins in Beijing

The Spaniard returns to the semi-finals of the Chinese ATP 500 tournament

September 29, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz became the winner of the ATP tour. The Spaniard picked up the 200th win of his career this Sunday, defeating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 6-2 to return to the semi-finals of the China Open. At 21, the man from Murcia continues to map out a sporting career at breakneck speed, with more and more signs of early development within his reach.

The PIF ATP ranking number three needed just 57 minutes of pure grit to decide his second match in the Chinese capital. Alcaraz took all the points from the first serve (23/23) and won without missing a single break point. Having starred in the Laver Cup last weekend, leading Team Europe to the title in Berlin, Carlos continues his upward trajectory on the Asian Tour.

Carlos Alcaraz retains the opportunity to finish the season number 1 at the end of the year in the ATP Rankings presented by PIF for the second time in his career (2022). Currently ranked third in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin this Sunday, the Spaniard is just 5 points behind second place held by German Alexander Zverev. The classification of the year is headed by Italian Jannik Sinner, who could meet the Murcian in a hypothetical China Open final.

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Carlos Alcaraz dreams of becoming the second Spanish player to win the China Open individual title. The Murcian could follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Rafael Nadal (2005, 2017) on the courts of the Chinese ATP 500 tournament, where the likes of Tommy Robredo (2007) and David Ferrer (2010) also managed to reach the finals of the tournament. tournament.