2024 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season

Yearly summary

Alcaraz opened his 2024 campaign at the Australian Open. After wild card Jerry Shang retired at the start of the third set in the third round, Alcaraz advanced to the fourth round, his best result at that tournament to that point. He then beat Miomir Kecmanović in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, becoming the fourth-youngest man in the Open Era to reach all four major quarterfinals. Sixth seed Alexander Zverev defeated Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.

Golden Swing

In February, Alcaraz entered the Argentina Open as the defending champion. He won his first two matches in straight sets before losing to Nicolás Jarry in straight sets in the semifinals. The following week at the Rio Open, Alcaraz retired two games into his first match after injuring his ankle in the first game. He later said the injury was a lateral sprain to his right ankle and expected to miss only a few days.

Sunshine Double tournaments

At Indian Wells, where he was defending champion, Alcaraz defeated Matteo Arnaldi, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Fábián Marozsán, and Alexander Zverev to reach the semifinals. There he recovered from a first-set breadstick to beat Jannik Sinner 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, ending Sinner's 19-match win streak and levelling their rivalry at 4–4. Alcaraz then defended his title by beating Daniil Medvedev in the final, earning his first title since Wimbledon 2023. This was the only Masters event where he advanced beyond the quarterfinals all year.

Clay season

At the Miami Open, Alcaraz beat Roberto Carballés Baena, Gaël Monfils, and Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets, then lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals. He withdrew from the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open due to a pronator teres injury in his right arm. Returning as the two-time defending champion in Madrid, Alcaraz defeated Alexander Shevchenko, Thiago Seyboth Wild, and Jan-Lennard Struff before losing to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals. He then withdrew from the Italian Open because of continued forearm discomfort.