Alcaraz on Italian tennis: "They deserve to have so many players in the top 100".

Le 09/02/2025 à 10h40 par Adrien Guyot

Alcaraz on Italian tennis: They deserve to have so many players in the top 100.

Carlos Alcaraz is in the Rotterdam final. Impressive since the start of the week, the Spaniard, ranked No.3 in the world, will attempt to overcome Alex De Minaur to win a new title on the ATP circuit.

This 2025 edition has been marked by the emergence of Mattia Bellucci, who defeated Medvedev and Tsitsipas. The Italian has followed in the footsteps of his compatriots in recent years.

World number 1 Jannik Sinner is obviously the leader of Italian tennis, but other players follow suit with Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Sonego, Flavio Cobolli, Luciano Darderi and Matteo Arnaldi all in the top 50.

On the women's side, Jasmine Paolini climbed to world No. 4 after playing in her first two Grand Slam finals, at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

A meteoric rise for Italian tennis that doesn't surprise Alcaraz - quite the contrary.

"It's something that doesn't surprise me at all. They deserve it. They're doing an excellent job throughout the country, thanks in particular to their federation.

They have a huge number of representatives in doubles and singles, both on the ATP circuit and in the WTA. They're doing an excellent job and I'm not surprised.

They deserve to have so many players in the top 100," praised Alcaraz for Tennis World Italia.

Carlos Alcaraz

3e, 7010 points

Jannik Sinner

1e, 11830 points

Matteo Arnaldi

39e, 1265 points

Matteo Berrettini

33e, 1430 points

Luciano Darderi

46e, 1183 points

Lorenzo Musetti

17e, 2650 points

Mattia Bellucci

92e, 624 points

Jasmine Paolini

4e, 5288 points

Lorenzo Sonego

34e, 1376 points

Flavio Cobolli

35e, 1372 points

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