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How Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the 2024 ATP Finals

Carlos Alcaraz has dropped to third in the world in the latest ATP Rankings update. His defeat in the 1/8 finals of the Paris Masters 1000 tournament and Zverev’s victory in the French capital allowed the German to snatch second place.

This change affected his path to the 2024 ATP Finals as Alcaraz lost the opportunity to enter the tournamentbut can still regain second place in the rankings before the end of the season.

All presupposes a repeat of the good performance in the ATP Finals and thus ending a season in which he won four titles: his first Roland Garros, his second Wimbledon, Indian Wells and the China Open.

The victory in Beijing was the highlight of a difficult final stretch of the year for Alcaraz, the only one of his last six tournaments where he made the quarter-finals.

In his last tournament, the Paris Masters 1000, Alcaraz lost in the round of 16 to surprise Hugo Humbert, who eventually reached the final. After losing to the Frenchman, the Murcian focused his attention on the ATP Finals.

“We need to think about the following: prepare the ATP finals as best we can and try to learn from these matches,” Alcaraz said. “The good thing about tennis is that you have opportunities next week, so let’s go to the next tournament.”

A tournament with unfinished business as the ATP Finals are played on an indoor hard court, a surface on which Carlos Alcaraz has yet to win a title: his only win was at Next Gen 2021, but it is not considered official. ATP name.