Carlos Alcaraz returns to No. 1 ranking with Madrid title

Carlos Alcaraz with the Madrid Open trophy on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Carlos Alcaraz celebrated "being almost at the door" of becoming the top-ranked tennis player in the world again after defending his Madrid Open title on Sunday.

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The Spaniard earned his 10th career title with a hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Jan-Lennard Struff and can reclaim the World No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic simply by playing a single match at the Rome Masters next week, before the French Open.

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