Carlos Alcaraz is unable to play any competitive match at the moment because of an abdominal injury. Therefore, the world number 1 did not play the ATP Finals and he will not compete in the upcoming Davis Cup. Carlito will decline to play also in the United Cup and according to Spanish outlet Marca he will not be part of any official competition before the Australian Open.
Alcaraz will play two exhibition matches at the Kooyong Classic (January 10-12), possibly against Marin Cilic and Alex de Minaur, who are also part of the event.
Carlos Alcaraz year-end world 1
After Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal lost their opening matches at the ATP Finals, Carlito is guaranteed to be the youngest year-end world number 1 in the history of tennis. He will be celebrated in Turin on Wednesday at 9 p.m. Right before the match between the Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev.
The Spaniard played his last match on the 4th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.10 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .
This season the Spaniard has achieved a compiled 57-13 win-loss record. The Spaniard conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Hamburg and in Umag.