Carlos Alcaraz He continued to accelerate in his dizzying professional career, which included records of precocity as he entered the professional circuit like lightning.
He is the youngest number one in ATP history. At the age of 19, in an instant, he won his first Grand Slam (US Open) and rose to the top of the world rankings.
At the age of 20 he became the third Spaniard to win the men’s draw at Wimbledon, then Manolo Santana and Rafa Nadal.
He already has another related record recently turning 21, on May 5. Record in the professional era, also ahead of Rafael Nadalthat would keep his promotion at Roland Garros, where he won the first of his fourteen at the age of 19 and a few days.
However, in the section of reaching the finals of the three surfaces (hard court, grass and clay) of the Grand Slam, the most advanced is Alcaraz, the first to reach the final with 21.
He tied him by defeat Jannik Sinner by, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3 in 4h.09′.
The American Andrew Agassi He did it in 22 years and 1 month (Roland Garros and US Open 1990, Wimbledon 1992). The Swede counted one more month Bjorn Borg (Roland Garros 1974, Wimbledon 1976 and US Open 1978).
Rafael Nadal at 22 years and 6 months, after breaking his record at Roland Garros in 2005, conquering Wimbledon in 2006 and winning the Australian Open in 2009.
Behind, according to age, the American Jim Courier (22 years and 10 months) and the Swede Mats Wilander (23 years and 9 days).
Source: La Verdad
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