Without Jannik Sinner suspended until May 4 after his agreement with WADA all attention is turned towards Carlos Alcaraz. The current world number 3 will be the favorite in all the tournaments scheduled until the return of the Italian ace, who will participate in the Rome Masters 1000 before Roland Garros.
The 4-time Grand Slam champion wants to start by winning the Indian Wells Masters 1000 for the third time in a row and is on track to achieve this goal, as he reached the semifinals in California without losing a set.
The 21-year-old from Murcia who has a very special feeling with the first Masters 1000 of the year will face Jack Draper tomorrow and if he wins he will find the winner of the match between Daniil Medvedev (already faced in the last two finals at 'The Tennis Paradise') and Holger Rune on Sunday.
If he were to lift his sixth career Masters 1000, Carlitos would move to just over 400 points behind Sascha Zverev in the ATP rankingon the eve of the Miami Open (where the German ace will defend more points than him).
Patrick McEnroe prefers Alcaraz
Recently, Patrick McEnroe made a remark that generated a wide debate among fans on social media.
The latter said that although Sinner is the world number 1 Alcaraz is the player who has the most appeal on the men's tour.
"Carlos is undoubtedly the most popular player on the ATP tour, you only have to attend tournaments to know that I am telling the truth," Patrick explained.
"It's not No. 1 in the world, but it's a really spectacular attraction that people want to admire. The way he plays is loved by the fans, because he has the ability to find incredible solutions from every area of the court.
People love watching Alcaraz and we are lucky to have him in our sport.
Sinner is a great player and will win many more Grand Slam titles in the coming years, but he doesn't have the same appeal as Carlitos among fans," he concluded.
