Carlos Alcaraz rises to number four in the world

MADRID, 1 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has risen this Monday to number four in the ATP ranking, the highest of his sports career, despite his defeat in the final of the Umag tournament (Croatia), while Rafa Nadal continues as number three in the world .

The Murcian, who won his first ATP title in Croatia last year, gave up his crown on Sunday against the Italian Jannik Sinner (6-7(5), 6-1, 6-1) and lost his second final in a week after also falling in Hamburg.

Even so, he improves one place in the ranking, to the detriment of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, and already has 5,035 points, only behind the Russian Daniil Medvedev (7,625), the German Alexander Zverev (6,850) and the also Spanish Rafa Nadal (6,165). . The Serbian Novak Djokovic, now number six, also rises one position, which the Norwegian Casper Ruud loses.

As for the rest of the Spaniards, Roberto Bautista from Castellón rises two places to 18th, Pablo Carreño from Asturias drops one to 23rd and Alejandro Davidovich from Malaga (35) remains.

Albert Ramos also rises, nine positions to 43; Jaume Munar, two to 57; Roberto Carballés, six to 80; and Pablo Andújar, five to 90. On the other hand, Pedro Martínez, three to 52, lost places; and Bernabé Zapata, seven to 89.