Carlos Alcaraz keeps on rising in the live rankings. After reaching the final in Umag, the Spanish sensation becomes the new world number 4 in the live rankings after overtaking Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Soon after defeating Giulio Zeppieri in the final 4 in Croatia, Alcaraz said that while he is extremely happy to become the new world number 4 on Monday, he is fully focused on the final that will be played against Jannik Sinner.
The statistics keep improving!@carlosalcaraz will become WORLD NO. 4 on Monday! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Turz2SBM8C
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 30, 2022
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Alcaraz in Umag, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.5 (career-high), Carlos has managed to achieve a 42-6 match record in 2022. The Spaniard is now having a run in Umag where he defeated the world no.117 Norbert Gombos 6-2 6-3, the world no.120 Facundo Bagnis 6-0 6-4 and the world no.168 Giulio Zeppieri 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.10 Jannik Sinner in the final on Sunday at 8:00 pm on GORAN IVANISEVIC STADION. Their record is 2-1 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open).
The Spaniard 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
At the moment ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 2nd of July when he capitulated to world no.47 Nick Kyrgios 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (draw).
During this season the Greek owns a 42-14 record. The Greek clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and in Mallorca. The Greek was the runner-up in Rotterdam and in Rome.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas squared off 3 times. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 22nd of April 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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