Carlos Alcaraz needs to do only one thing by the end of 2024

Carlos Alcaraz He won two Majors and the Indian Wells Masters 1000 this year, as well as a silver medal in 2024. Paris Olympics. The former world No. 1 has had some ups and downs in the 2024 season, which is why he is more than 4000 points away from the top of the ATP rankings, where his big rival lies. Jannik Sinner (winner of two Majors).

The four-time Grand Slam champion is playing perhaps his best tennis ever and can reach really high heights, but he needs to improve in terms of consistency to become No. 1 in the world. The 21-year-old player from Murcia was very disappointed after losing the final of the Olympic tournament this summer and could not perform well in the Olympics. US OpenHe was eliminated in the second round.

Carlitos looks in good shape now, he shined Davis Cup And Laver Cup and playing ATP 500 in Beijing Right now. The current world number 3, who needed to defend the semi-final reached in China last year, defeated the dangerous Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in his debut and will encounter Tallon Griekspoor for a place in the quarter finals tomorrow.

Alcaraz has a big goal

The former world number 1 is seen as an inspiration by many players and his style of play is perhaps the greatest ever. The Spanish star will try to close 2024 with great results. Despite some unexpected losses, Carlitos’ 2024 has been excellent so far with two Grand Slam titles and a Masters 1000 title.

The main goals for the second half of the season will be: Nitto ATP Finals in Turin And Davis Cup Finals in MalagaWhere he became a 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal is also expected to be found. Another goal of Alcaraz will be to surpass the German ace Alexander Zverev Rank 2nd in the ATP rankings at the end of the season 2025 Australian Open.

The Spanish champion has a great chance to overtake Sascha Zverev, who has been stopped due to pneumonia and decided not to play in the Beijing tournament. After his first match in Beijing, Carlitos said of his performance: “I’m really pleased with the level I showed today. It wasn’t an easy match. It’s hard to catch the rhythm from the baseline. I think I had a really good match. “I’m really happy to get through to the next round.”

The former world No. 1 had a small disagreement with the chair umpire: “It was really important for me to save three break points and be able to close out the first set. Frankly, I was a little angry about the time rule because I feel like I have to run between points, I don’t have time to take a break, rest, breathe .Time to go to the towel and do my routine. I’m a little angry about this.”

A new energy

Following the ATP 500 in Beijing, Alcaraz will have the chance to earn valuable points by participating in the Masters 1000 in Shanghai. The 21-year-old player from Murcia will be one of the stars of next monthSix Kings Slam‘ will be played in Saudi Arabia for the first time.

Recently, the 4-time Grand Slam champion expressed his perspective on the ATP calendar as follows: “Sometimes I didn’t feel motivated at all. This is a difficult moment. As I have said many times, the calendar is very tight, there are too many tournaments, there are no days off or as few as I would like. There will probably be more tournaments, more compulsory tournaments, in the next few years. So they’ll probably kill us somehow.

My energy level is pretty good right now. I mean, I’m motivated to come here to play good tennis. I will try to win the tournament, just like every tournament I go to. I heard Jannik Sinner talk about this a little bit at the press conference here. He wasn’t complaining that much He didn’t complain much about the calendar.. This also depends on the players. This is what I’m talking about. Probably a few players, not many players are going to my side; Many will side with me and complain that the schedule is too tight. “It depends on each player’s feelings.”