Rome (EFE)
It was enough for the Murcian to just start the game to overcome Novak Djokovic, who until now held the privileged position in the ranking.
The difference in points between the two before the start of the game was five points, but the Serb cannot score in the entire tournament by defending the crown, while the Spaniard has ten points just making his debut at the Foro Italico.
It is the third time that Alcaraz has proclaimed himself number one on the circuit. The first time on October 12, 2022 after winning the US Open, thus becoming the youngest in history to do so.
The man from El Palmar, at 19, finished the season on a high and received the number one trophy of the season at the Pala Alpitour in Turin (Italy, north), where the ATP Finals were played, to which Alcaraz was unable to attend due to an abdominal injury.
Alcaraz lost the top spot in the table after the Australian Open, but regained it after the Indian Wells tournament. However, he couldn’t keep it up two weeks later at the Miami Open.
The Murcian tennis player, who has accumulated a total of 22 weeks at the top, 20 of them in a row, something that makes him the sixteenth player with the most weeks as number one in history, will be the first seed in Roland Garros. In addition, he has recently won the Laureus award for the best revelation athlete of 2022.
The entry Carlos Alcaraz recovers the number one in the world was first published in EFE Noticias.