Carlos Alcaraz will try to preserve his world number 1 status in the ATP ranking in the next few months. Carlito has declared his schedule revealing the tournaments he will play from now until the end of the season.
Carlito revealed: “After the break, I will play Astana, Basel, Paris, the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Finals. I will try to finish the season as world no. 1,”
Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev are next in line in the rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WLWLLWLWWW Ranked no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 18th of September when he defeated world no.74 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Until now, during this year Alcaraz achieved a composed 52-10 win-loss record. The Spaniard conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos was the runner-up in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will start from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Casper Ruud in 2022
LWLWLLLLWL Now ranked no.2 (career-high), Casper played his last match on the 16th of September when he defeated world no.336 Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-1 6-4 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this year Casper owns a 45-16 match record. Ruud conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Ruud got to the final in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Ruud is scheduled to play next in Seoul (Korea Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 26th of September. He is also scheduled to play in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open). The main draw will start on the 3rd of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud clashed against each other 3 times. Their record is 3-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 11th of September 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now the world no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 5th of September when he capitulated to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round in the U.S. Open (draw).
This year Nadal has a 38-5 win-loss record. Rafael conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
Ranked world no.4, the Russian played his last match on the 4th of September when he lost to world no.20 Nick Kyrgios 7-6(11) 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the 4th round in the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the Russian has a 37-13 match record. Daniil clinched 1 title in Los Cabos. Daniil was the runner-up at the Australian Open, in Hertogenbosch and in Halle.
Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal. The last time they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 25th of February 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
