The ‘idyll’ of a tennis legend with Alcaraz: “I was lucky to live to see it”

Carlos Alcaraz is in a state of grace. Despite his physical problems, the Murcian has amassed three finals in the three tournaments he has played in 2023, with two titles to his credit.

His performance last week in Indian Wells, where he won without dropping a set, raised a tsunami of praisesome of which come from historical tennis legends.

This is the case of Billie Jean Kingwho spoke in these terms of the young world tennis sensation after his victory over Sinner in the semifinals.

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“Carlos Alcaraz was a tennis genius and I feel lucky to be alive to see him. It’s a gift for our sport“he wrote on his Twitter account.

The ‘idyll’ between the two continued the morning after the final, when the legendary American tennis player congratulated Charly on his victory.

“Congratulations to the unstoppable Carlos Alcaraz. Huge win in Indian Wells and back to number 1 in the world!“his message, to which Alcaraz responded with three hearts.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Billie Jean King met in person in New York in September 2021on the occasion of the US Open, the tournament that launched the Murcian to stardom after reaching the quarterfinals at just 18 years old.

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The youngest number one in history, Carlos Alcaraz, took seven weeks to regain the lead in the world rankings, still 19 years old (he turns 20 on May 22). Those in first place are Serbian Novak Djokovic, who usurped the position from the Spaniard after winning his tenth Australian Open, twenty-second Grand Slam title.

He needs to be the Indian Wells champion to beat Novak Djokovic, which does not defend points in this section of the calendar. The Spaniard improved 360 of the 2022 semifinals, took the champion’s 1,000, increasing his tally by 640. In a commendable run without defeat, destroyed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 in the final.

He has 7,420, a 260 advantage over Djokovic’s 7,160. Before the tournament, Balkan had a 7,160, 380 advantage over Alcaraz (6,780).

Juan Carlos Ferrero’s student spent 20 weeks at the top of the table in its first phase, from September 12, 2022 to January 29, 2023. He secured two more, reaching 22, becoming the fifteenth longest-serving ATP tennis player, breaking a tie at 20 with Swedish Mats Wilander.

This is the ATP world ranking

Monday March 20, 2023

1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 7,160
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Span) / 7,420
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree) / 5,770
4. Casper Ruud (Nor) / 5,560
5. Daniil Medvedev (Russian) / 4,330
6. Felix Auger-Alissime (Can) / 3,415
7. Andrey Rublev (Russian) / 3,390
8. Holger Rune (Also) / 3,325
9. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) / 3,065
10. Taylor Fritz (USA) / 2,975
11. Jannik Sinner (Ita) / 2,925
12. Cameron Norrie (GBR) / 2,815
13. Rafael Nadal (Span) / 2,715
14. Frances Tiafoe (USA) / 2,710
15. Alexander Zverev (German) / 2,580