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The withdrawal of Carlos Alcaraz from the ATP tournaments in Rio de Janeiro will have consequences on the ATP ranking. In fact, Jannik Sinner could become the new ATP No.2 already at the BNP Paribas Open, the first ATP Masters 1000 of the season which will be played on the Californian hard-courts of Indian Wells.
The Spaniard will not be able to defend the final he won last year at the Rio de Janeiro Open and will lose 300 points this week. On Monday 26 February only 535 points will divide Alcaraz and Sinner.
Considering the results achieved by both last year in California (Alcaraz won the tournament by beating Sinner in the semi-final – ed.) the Italian will find himself ahead in the live ranking when the first ATP Masters 1000 of the season begins.
But there is also Daniil Medvedev. The Russian has the chance to spoil the party for both candidates if he wins both the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai and the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, provided that neither Alcaraz nor Sinner reach the final.
Sinner will start from 7910 points and the Spaniard from 7805. The Italian will therefore only need to obtain the same result as his rival or do better than him to overtake him in the standings. Destiny is therefore in…
