Carlos Alcaraz assesses his 2024 season ahead of the ATP Finals

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The ATP season is a marathon that puts the schedules of other sports to shame. Over 11 months, every player will have ups and downs.

The most elite players, like ATP world number 3 Carlos Alcaraz, are not immune to disappointing moments. However, Alcaraz has had far more success than failure in the 18 tournaments he has played so far.

Alcaraz has a record of 52-11 with four singles titles. Earlier this summer, he made tennis history by becoming the sixth man in the Open Era to win consecutive French Open and Wimbledon titles.

Alcaraz is currently preparing for the ATP Finals, which start tomorrow in Turin, Italy. As part of the festivities, each player will take part in Media Day, where he/she will be asked a series of questions that require a lot of introspection.

Media outlet Tennis TV asked Alcaraz to rate his 2024 season, and the rising star gave a harsh but fair assessment of his year. “It’s impossible to give it a ten out of ten, because it can always be better,” said Alcaraz.

Media outlet Tennis TV asked Alcaraz to rate his 2024 season, and the rising star gave a harsh but fair assessment of his year. “It’s impossible to give it a 10, because it can always be improved,” said Alcaraz.

He continued: “But it was a really great year for me. I could give an 8.5 or 9 out of 10. Around those numbers. Which, you know, could be better with the (Olympic) gold medal and some other tournaments, but I would give 8.5/9 for this year.”

One of the key players who has stood in the way of Alcaraz and the world number 1 ranking is Jannik Sinner. Despite beating Sinner three times this year, Alcaraz is firmly behind his rival in the most recent one ATP rankings.

Three-seed Alcaraz will take on six-seed Casper Ruud in the first round of the ATP Finals on Monday, November 11 at 8 a.m. EST. It is not too late for Alcaraz to improve his class with a strong performance in perhaps the most important ATP tournament of the year.

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