Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas had both the opportunity to snatch the world number 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic in case there was an Indian Wells. Since the Serbian champion was not able to compete in the USA because I’m vaccinated for the coronavirus, Carlito and Stefanos (also the top-ranked players in the desert) had this unique opportunity to lead the ATP Tour. However, Stefanos crashed out in the opening match against Jordan Thompson, postponing his dream of being the best player on the ATP Tour.
Why Alcaraz can become no.1 after Indian Wells
As of now, Carlos has 6430 “live points,” and if he wins Indian Wells, he will get 7420 points, which would be enough for him to overtake Djokovic, who has 7160 points.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
LWLLWLWWWW Ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 26th of February when he was defeated by world no.12 Cameron Norrie 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the final in Rio De Janeiro (draw).
This season Alcaraz has managed to achieve a composed 8-1 win-loss record. This year, the Spaniard conquered 1 tournament in Buenos Aires. The Spaniard got to the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Miami (Miami Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of March.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW At the moment ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 3rd of March when he surrendered to world no.6 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Dubai (draw).
This season the Serbian has a compiled 15-1 record. Djokovic clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of March.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off just 1 time. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 10th of March when he was overcome by world no.87 Jordan Thompson 7-6(0) 4-6 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Indian Wells (draw).
At present, during this year Stefanos has a 13-3 match record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best accomplishment of the year was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
