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World number two Carlos Alcaraz has won his 8th "Masters" title by defeating world number one Jannik Sinner in the final of the "Masters" tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (5:0, opponent's retirement).
Idman.biz reports that the Spaniard achieved this success at the age of 22 years and 3 months.
Thus, Alcaraz became the second youngest tennis player in history to win 8 "Masters" titles. The record in this indicator still belongs to his compatriot Rafael Nadal - he won his 8th "Masters" in Monte Carlo in 2007 at the age of 20 years and 10 months.
This is also Alcaraz's 17th consecutive win in "Masters" tournaments. He last lost on March 22, 2025, in the second round of the competition in Miami to Belgian David Goffin (7:5, 4:6, 3:6).
Alcaraz won his 6th title of the 2025 season and the 22nd of his career. Earlier this year, he won the ATP-500 hard court tournament in Rotterdam, the clay court "Masters" tournaments in Monte Carlo and Rome, the clay court "Grand Slam" tournament "Roland Garros", and the grass court ATP-500 tournament in London.
Alcaraz has also won 6 of the last seven matches against his main rival Sinner. The Spaniard has won 9 of their 14 total matches, while the Italian has won 5.
Alcaraz, a five-time "Grand Slam" tournament winner, has a chance to rise to the first place in the ATP ranking after the "US Open 2025" tournament. He can displace the current leader - four-time "Grand Slam" tournament winner Sinner from the top.
After the victory in Cincinnati, the point difference between Alcaraz and Sinner is 1890. At the "US Open 2025" tournament, Sinner will try to protect 2000 points, while Alcaraz will try to protect only 50 points (he lost in the 2nd round last year).
Thus, Alcaraz will become the new leader of the world ranking if he wins as many or more matches at the "US Open 2025" tournament as Sinner.
It should be noted that Sinner has been at the top of the ATP ranking since June 2024.
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