Carlos Alcaraz's season has been really satisfying so far, considering that the young Spanish star has won eight titles and has finally found that consistency that had been his main weakness until spring 2025.
From April onwards, Carlitos' performances became more and more consistent, and he reached at least the final in every tournament he participated in. It is no coincidence that the 22-year-old from Murcia is back in the first position of the ATP ranking and now wants to end his year in the best possible way, having already set his sights on both the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna.
The six-time Grand Slam champion who hasn't played an official match for almost a month having missed the Shanghai Rolex Masters attended the 'Six Kings Slam' in Saudi Arabia to regain his best shape and is looking forward to the Paris Masters 1000 this week. The truth is that Carlos has not particularly shone in this tournament up to this point in his career, having never gone beyond the quarterfinals in the French capital, but the venue of the event has changed as of this year and the surface will be decidedly slower than in the past.
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Carlitos practices hard in Paris
Alcaraz arrived in Paris hugely early and has already done some very intense practice sessions. In particular, the world number 1 played a practice set with local idol Arthur Rinderknech, a finalist in Shanghai a short time ago and a very dangerous player on this surface. The French ace won the practice set by prevailing in the tiebreak, after both players had been almost perfect on their serve.
The number 1 seed will make his debut at the 'Defense Arena' as early as tomorrow against the winner of the match between Sebastian Baez and Cameron Norrie. Alcaraz's potential path is not easy, as he could face Valentin Vacherot as early as the third round. The Spanish star could lose the top position in the ATP rankings, if his huge rival Jannik Sinner wins this tournament and he is eliminated before the quarterfinals.
