Carlos Alcaraz He debuted on the ATP Tour, the main professional circuit, at the age of 16, beating the Catalan Albert Ramos in the clay court tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Not so long ago, it was February 2020. Although the Murcian race was so dizzying that it made his origins a prehistoric thing.
He scorched the sports stages at a pace reserved only for the best. At the age of 19 he became the youngest world number one in history, after breaking the Grand Slam record by winning the US Open.
At the age of 20 he won Wimbledon. At the age of 21, he won his most anticipated tournament, the most present because of the success of Spanish tennis players, whom he had followed since he was a child. He lifted the Musketeers Cup at Roland Garros, defeating the German in the final Alexander Zverev.
He won the first final in Paris without the ‘Big 3’ since then Rafael Nadal his saga of fourteen titles began in 2005. Roger Federer is retired and Novak Djokovic He gave up the crown in the quarterfinals due to injury.
With his victory at Roland Garros Alcaraz signed another new record for precocity, surpassing three miemembers of the ‘Big 3’, as well as the Swede Mats Willandery the Americans Andre Agassi and Jimmy Connors.
He is the first sub-22 to have victories on all three surfaces used in the Grand Slam: hard court (US Open 2022), grass (Wimbledon 2023) and clay (Roland Garros 2024). Next goal, the Australian Open, is also difficult.
Rafael Nadal He won all three types of courts in 22 years and 7 months. At 23, Wilander. They had to wait longer Connors (26), Federer (27) and Djokovic (29)Swiss and Serbian paying for Nadal’s monopoly in Paris, and Agassi (29).
“I want to be the best tennis player and for that I have to be the best on all surfaces, like they did Roger, Murray, Nadal, Djokovic. I consider that I can adapt my style well to all surfaces. I’m more comfortable on hard courts, but my tennis adapts well to dirt,” said Alcaraz, who is more comfortable on hard courts than where he grew up, the dirt.
“It’s something incredible. New records, it’s a big achievement for me,” he said.
The youngest champion of Roland Garros is the preserve of Rafael Nadalwho from the age of 19 to 21 has already won three times in Paris.
Source: La Verdad
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