Rome, April 24 (LaPresse) – Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from the Masters 1000 due to a problem with his right leg, giving Jannik Sinner the certainty of remaining number one in the ATP rankings for an entire year—at least 52 weeks—until Monday, June 9, the day after the Roland Garros final. Sinner first reached the top of the rankings on June 10 of last year. By pulling out before his second-round match in Madrid, the Spaniard loses the points he earned last year when he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Rublev. Alexander Zverev, current number two in the ATP rankings and winner of the 2024 Internazionali, also cannot overtake the South Tyrolean.