Carlos Alcaraz is getting closer and closer to becoming the new world number 2 in the year-to-date (race) live rankings. The Spanish sensation currently has 3.910 live points in the year-to-date rankings. If he wins his next match in Hamburg he will have 4000 points, just 10 less than Stefanos Tsitsipas. Therefore, if Carlito reaches the final in Germany he will be the new world number 2 in this, standing right behind his childhood idol Rafael Nadal
Ranked world no.6 (career-high), Alcaraz has managed to achieve an overall 37-5 win-loss record in 2022. Alcaraz is currently competing in Hamburg where he overcame Nicola Kuhn 3-6 6-1 7-63 and Filip Krajinovic 7-64 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.26 Karen Khachanov in the quarter on Friday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid.
Carlos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 2nd of July when he was defeated by world no.45 Nick Kyrgios 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (draw).
This season Stefanos owns a composed 42-14 win-loss record. Stefanos has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and in Mallorca. Tsitsipas got to the final in Rotterdam and in Rome.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas clashed against each other 3 times. Their actual record is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 22nd of April 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now the world no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 6th of July when he defeated world no.13 Taylor Fritz 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6(4) in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This year the Spaniard has a 35-3 match record. Rafael conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Rafael was the finalist in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal |
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