Carlos Alcaraz Guaranteed To Regain World No. 2 Spot

Carlos Alcaraz’ victory against Karen Khachanov at the 2024 ATP Beijing not only secured his spot in the semifinals, but also guaranteed him the second place in the ATP Ranking.

The Spanish player earned 20 points with the result, allowing him to surpass Alexander Zverev, who is not competing this week due to pneumonia. Alcaraz will be able to widen the advantage over the German in this Beijing tournament in a battle that will continue in Shanghai.

Carlos Alcaraz moved up a spot in the ATP ranking after notching up a straight set quarter-final win in China Open 2024. The rankings are still led by Jannik Sinner who has a 4000 point lead over Alcaraz.

The results of the China Open would not threaten Sinner’s reign in the top as like Alcaraz, the Italian has also cruised into the semi-finals of the event. They are projected to meet in the finals at Beijing which will be held on October 2. 

The Spaniard was last ranked world number two in June and started Wimbledon 2024 as world number three. He still has a long way to go and needs to win multiple events to have a chance to be on top. Meanwhile, Sinner has been consistent with his performances and needs to register a couple of wins in every event to maintain the lead over Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz also became the second fastest man to record 200 career ATP wins after defeating Tallon Griekspoor in the second round of China Open 2024

It took him 252 matches to complete the feat as only John McEnroe has achieved it faster in 245 matches.

Rafael Nadal is placed third with 255 matches, while Novak Djokovic and Sinner needed 274 matches to achieve the feat. Meanwhile, Roger Federer reached the mark in his 302nd match.

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Alcaraz had recorded his 100th career ATP win in Indian Wells 2023 by beating Griekspoor in the third round. The youngster reached the mark in 132 matches and was the second fastest after John McEnroe who took 131 matches to achieve the milestone. The 21-year-old is four wins away from 50 wins this season, as only Sinner and Zverev have managed it so far. 

Carlos Alcaraz will face Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of China Open 2024.