Carlos Alcaraz has become the new world number 2 in the live rankings after defeating Marin Cilic in the US Open 4th round. The Spanish teenager is preceded only by Rafael Nadal in this particular log.
Carlos has the opportunity to become the new world number 1 if he reaches the final of the US Open and he does not lose to Casper Ruud. He will face Jannik Sinner in the quarters after the Italian player recently defeated him in Wimbledon and Umag.
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Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
WLWLLWLWWW Currently ranked no.4 (career-high), Carlos has a composed 48-9 record in 2022. Alcaraz is participating at the U.S. Open where he managed to beat the world no.37 Sebastian Baez 7-5 7-5 2-0 ret., the world no.78 Federico Coria 6-2 6-1 7-5, the world no.43 Jenson Brooksby 6-3 6-3 6-3 and the world no.17 Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.13 Jannik Sinner in the quarter. Their current record is 2-2.
Alcaraz has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
The Spaniard won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
WWWWWWWWWW Ranked no.13, the Italian owns a compiled 42-11 match record in 2022. Sinner is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he overcame the world no.93 Daniel Altmaier 5-7 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-1, the world no.145 Christopher Eubanks 6-4 7-68 6-2, the world no.69 Brandon Nakashima 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 and the world no.73 Ilya Ivashka 6-1 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-3.
Jannik Sinner will come up against the world no.4 Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter. Their current record is 2-2.
Jannik conquered 1 title in 2022 in Umag.
The Italian won 6 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2. The last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1 in the final in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open) on the 31st of July 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment ranked no.3, Nadal played his last match on the 5th of September when he was defeated by world no.26 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round in the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this year Nadal has a 38-5 match record. Rafael has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Rafael was the finalist in Indian Wells.
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