Why Carlos Alcaraz Is in Line for a Rankings Boost Despite Injury Nightmare

Not only Alcaraz: Other players that withdrew from Shanghai Masters

The Rolex Shanghai Masters will be the place to watch some of the best men's tennis players in the world, like Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud... However, not all of them are in China, and there have been some important absences, the most famous of all, Carlos Alcaraz, who takes some time to heal his ankle. But there have been more withdrawals. Some, unavoidable, like Jack Draper, who has e…

Why Carlos Alcaraz is in line for a rankings boost despite injury nightmare

Carlos Alcaraz could move a step closer to securing the year-end world No 1 title in Shanghai even though he pulled out due to injury.