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  On 7 January, Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the Australian Open due to a hamstring injury he suffered in his right leg while training. Following the tournament, he lost the world No. 1 ranking to the champion Novak Djokovic. He had held the ranking for a total of 20 weeks.
  
  Alcaraz made his season debut in the Argentina Open, where he was playing for the first time. He defeated second seed Cameron Norrie in the final in straight sets to claim his first title since his first major win at the US Open in 2022. The next week, Alcaraz reached the final of the Rio Open, where he was defending champion, also against Norrie; however, he aggravated his leg injury during the match and lost in three sets. Alcaraz then withdrew from the Mexican Open, citing the same injury.
  
  Alcaraz then returned to Indian Wells. He recorded his 100th career win by defeating 31st seed Tallon Griekspoor in the third round, making him the second fastest player to reach this milestone after John McEnroe. He defeated eleventh seed Jannik Sinner in the semifinals, and second seed Daniil Medvedev in the final, to lift the trophy without dropping a single set. This was Alcaraz's eighth career title and third ATP 1000 title. He broke Medvedev's 19-match winning streak, and became the first player to win Indian Wells without dropping a set since Roger Federer in 2017. He also became the ninth and youngest man to win both legs of the Sunshine Double. As a result, he regained the world no. 1 ranking on 20 March 2023.
  
  Alcaraz hoped to complete the Sunshine Double in Miami, where he was the defending champion. He reached the semifinals without dropping a set, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in three sets. With the loss of his title points, Alcaraz dropped back to no. 2 in the world rankings.
  
  Alcaraz was scheduled to play at the Monte-Carlo Masters the following week, but withdrew due to post-traumatic arthritis in his left hand and muscular discomfort in his spine. He began the European clay court swing at the Barcelona Open; defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, he successfully defended his title without dropping a set. He won his tenth career title at the Madrid Open again as the defending champion, defeating lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff. At the next clay court tournament, the Italian Open, Alcaraz clinched the No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic just by playing his second round match. However, he was upset in the third round by the world No. 135 Fabian Marozsan in straight sets, in what Jon Wertheim labelled the biggest upset of the year.
  
  Alcaraz only dropped one set before the semifinals of Roland-Garros, where he met Novak Djokovic for their second career meeting. This was a highly anticipated showdown, as the two men had not played a match in over a year despite their ongoing fight over the world no. 1 ranking. The match was competitive until Alcaraz faltered at the start of the third set due to cramps from mental pressure and physical intensity; Djokovic won in four sets, going on to win the tournament and regain the no. 1 ranking.
  
  At the Queen's Club Championships, he recorded his first title on grass in only his third career grass court tournament, beating Alex de Minaur in the final. The tournament win in London also returned him to the world No. 1 in rankings. Despite relatively muted expectations for Alcaraz at Wimbledon, he only dropped two sets en route to the final. In a monumental match, Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets, ending Djokovic's run to win a fifth consecutive title, and taking back the no. 1 ranking. With this win, Alcaraz became the second player, after Andy Murray, to defeat Djokovic in a Wimbledon final. Additionally, Alcaraz became the first non-" Big 4 " player to win Wimbledon since Lleyton Hewitt 's victory in 2002.
  
  Alcaraz lost in the quarterfinals of Toronto to Tommy Paul. He then met Djokovic again in the Cincinnati final. Alcaraz lost in three sets, despite having a championship point in the second-set tiebreak. It was the longest ever best-of-three-sets ATP Masters final and the longest match in the tournament's history, at 3 hours and 49 minutes; Djokovic praised it as "one of the toughest matches of life". Alcaraz entered the 2023 US Open as defending champion, and reached the semifinals having only dropped one set. However, he then lost to 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev in four sets. Following the tournament Alcaraz lost the no. 1 ranking once again to eventual champion Djokovic, who had not been defending any points. He additionally withdrew from the Davis Cup Finals, citing tiredness.
  
  Alcaraz entered the year-end indoor hardcourt season with the goal of gaining the year-end no. 1 ranking. However, he lost to Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of Beijing, and then to Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 at Shanghai. He withdrew from Basel due to injury, and lost in his opening round at the Paris Masters to Roman Safiullin. At the ATP Finals in Turin, Alcaraz lost to Alexander Zverev in the round robin stage but defeated Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev to qualify for the semifinals, where he lost decisively to eventual champion Djokovic in straight sets. Ultimately, Alcaraz ended the season as the year-end world no. 2.
  
  On 7 January, Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the Australian Open due to a hamstring injury he suffered in his right leg while training. Following the tournament, he lost the world No. 1 ranking to the champion Novak Djokovic. He had held the ranking for a total of 20 weeks.
  
  Alcaraz made his season debut in the Argentina Open, where he was playing for the first time. He defeated second seed Cameron Norrie in the final in straight sets to claim his first title since his first major win at the US Open in 2022. The next week, Alcaraz reached the final of the Rio Open, where he was defending champion, also against Norrie; however, he aggravated his leg injury during the match and lost in three sets. Alcaraz then withdrew from the Mexican Open, citing the same injury.
  
  Alcaraz then returned to Indian Wells. He recorded his 100th career win by defeating 31st seed Tallon Griekspoor in the third round, making him the second fastest player to reach this milestone after John McEnroe. He defeated eleventh seed Jannik Sinner in the semifinals, and second seed Daniil Medvedev in the final, to lift the trophy without dropping a single set. This was Alcaraz's eighth career title and third ATP 1000 title. He broke Medvedev's 19-match winning streak, and became the first player to win Indian Wells without dropping a set since Roger Federer in 2017. He also became the ninth and youngest man to win both legs of the Sunshine Double. As a result, he regained the world no. 1 ranking on 20 March 2023.
  
  Alcaraz hoped to complete the Sunshine Double in Miami, where he was the defending champion. He reached the semifinals without dropping a set, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in three sets. With the loss of his title points, Alcaraz dropped back to no. 2 in the world rankings.
  
  Alcaraz was scheduled to play at the Monte-Carlo Masters the following week, but withdrew due to post-traumatic arthritis in his left hand and muscular discomfort in his spine. He began the European clay court swing at the Barcelona Open; defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, he successfully defended his title without dropping a set. He won his tenth career title at the Madrid Open again as the defending champion, defeating lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff. At the next clay court tournament, the Italian Open, Alcaraz clinched the No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic just by playing his second round match. However, he was upset in the third round by the world No. 135 Fabian Marozsan in straight sets, in what Jon Wertheim labelled the biggest upset of the year.
  
  Alcaraz only dropped one set before the semifinals of Roland-Garros, where he met Novak Djokovic for their second career meeting. This was a highly anticipated showdown, as the two men had not played a match in over a year despite their ongoing fight over the world no. 1 ranking. The match was competitive until Alcaraz faltered at the start of the third set due to cramps from mental pressure and physical intensity; Djokovic won in four sets, going on to win the tournament and regain the no. 1 ranking.
  
  At the Queen's Club Championships, he recorded his first title on grass in only his third career grass court tournament, beating Alex de Minaur in the final. The tournament win in London also returned him to the world No. 1 in rankings. Despite relatively muted expectations for Alcaraz at Wimbledon, he only dropped two sets en route to the final. In a monumental match, Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets, ending Djokovic's run to win a fifth consecutive title, and taking back the no. 1 ranking. With this win, Alcaraz became the second player, after Andy Murray, to defeat Djokovic in a Wimbledon final. Additionally, Alcaraz became the first non-" Big 4 " player to win Wimbledon since Lleyton Hewitt 's victory in 2002.
  
  Alcaraz lost in the quarterfinals of Toronto to Tommy Paul. He then met Djokovic again in the Cincinnati final. Alcaraz lost in three sets, despite having a championship point in the second-set tiebreak. It was the longest ever best-of-three-sets ATP Masters final and the longest match in the tournament's history, at 3 hours and 49 minutes; Djokovic praised it as "one of the toughest matches of life". Alcaraz entered the 2023 US Open as defending champion, and reached the semifinals having only dropped one set. However, he then lost to 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev in four sets. Following the tournament Alcaraz lost the no. 1 ranking once again to eventual champion Djokovic, who had not been defending any points. He additionally withdrew from the Davis Cup Finals, citing tiredness.
  
  Alcaraz entered the year-end indoor hardcourt season with the goal of gaining the year-end no. 1 ranking. However, he lost to Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of Beijing, and then to Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 at Shanghai. He withdrew from Basel due to injury, and lost in his opening round at the Paris Masters to Roman Safiullin. At the ATP Finals in Turin, Alcaraz lost to Alexander Zverev in the round robin stage but defeated Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev to qualify for the semifinals, where he lost decisively to eventual champion Djokovic in straight sets. Ultimately, Alcaraz ended the season as the year-end world no. 2.