ATP Finals in Turin that take place in November.
“Obviously being No.1 is a goal every time that I am [behind] and the race is an important ranking for me,” explained Alcaraz. “At the end of the year, if you end the race No.1, in the rankings [it is] quite similar, so you’re going to end the No.1. So I’m really focused on that.
“I’m focused on going to every tournament, thinking about playing great tennis, doing a good result just to get better in the race. This year, ending the year as No.1 is one of my main goals right now. So I’m looking forward to doing it and let’s see.”
In terms of the current standings in the ATP race, Alcaraz is currently at No.2 and only 450 points behind Australian Open champion Sinner.
And Alcaraz could potentially overtake the Italian with another successful run in Cincinnati, “I’m fighting for being No.1 in the race, that’s something that I really want to to do as soon as possible, if I could do it in the future.
“This one is a really important tournament, really good tournament for me. So I’m going to try to play good tennis, try to play same level as I was playing, and let’s see.”
Alcaraz will begin his Cincinnati campaign in the second round, after receiving a bye as the second seed, against either Gael Monfils or Montreal finalist Alexei Popyrin.
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