4 on 1 August. It's no time to be tired, you have to fight like the first day.". Presented by. The victory by Alcaraz capped a U.S. Open that saw Serena Williams close out her career, leading to an all-time attendance record. "It's tough to play a final this afternoon after this match, after this week, but it's a final," Alcaraz said earlier. [78][79] He reached the semifinals after the retirement of Jack Draper, and after defeating eighth seed Flix Auger-Aliassime. [10], Alcaraz became the youngest match winner in the Madrid Open's history, defeating Adrian Mannarino as a wildcard and breaking then-18-year-old Rafael Nadals record from 2004. We knew what was at stake,'' Ruud said. The 17-year-old player has already won three tournaments of the ATP Challenger Tour between August and October in Trieste, Barcelona and Alicante. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a professional tennis player from Spain. 4 on the ATP rankings on Monday after reaching the final of Umag today, his second final in as many weeks. He has a career high ranking in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals of world No. In Indian Wells, Alcaraz reached his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal and semifinal, defeating the defending champion Cameron Norrie before losing to Rafael Nadal. Junior Boys' WC Singles; Junior Girls' WC Singles; Junior Boys' WC Doubles . The two-week main draw attendance was 776,120, surpassing the previous record of 737,872, set in 2019. Alcaraz turned pro in 2018 and was born in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain (19 years old) and represents ESP. You may opt-out by. Although the pandemic could have stopped his development, he made the best use of this time to improve his tennis skills. It's tough to talk right now. 29 in singles, which he first achieved in January 2022. 29 in singles, which he first achieved in January 2022. #MMOPEN", "History-Maker: Alcaraz Continues Rewriting The History Books", "Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Alexander Zverev for Madrid Title | ATP Tour | Tennis", "After Madrid title, Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Italian Open", "Carlos Alcaraz Recently Beat Nadal and Djokovic on Clay. But despite becoming one of the best players in Spain, Alcarazs father lacked the money to pursue a professional career for long: stopping at age 20 and becoming a tennis coach and administrator at the club. [75] He defeated Chilean qualifier Nicols Jarry to reach the final, where he played against Cameron Norrie again, but lost in three sets. He has also earned comparisons, on occasion, to Roger Federer for his great footwork and ability to go inside-out on his forehand and control the court with his offense. 5 on 25 July 2022. [70] A day later, Alcaraz announced he had suffered an abdominal tear requiring a six-week layoff, forcing him to end his season early. 1 seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz avoided a massive Round of 64 upset by rallying past Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open. I worked really, really hard to earn it,'' Alcaraz said after the final. He reached his first ATP Tour final two months later at the 2021 Croatia Open, where he defeated Richard Gasquet to win his first title, making him the youngest ATP Tour title winner since Kei Nishikori in 2008. [36][37] He became the 20th teen to break into top 10 overall since rankings were established in 1973, and the youngest since Rafael Nadal also on 25 April 2005. He also has great touch with the dropshot. He has earned comparisons to Novak Djokovic for his assured lateral movement and court-coverage aided by physical splits and sliding through the court on defense, particularly on his backhand side where he is often able to neutralize his opponent's groundstroke aggression or drop shot attempts. Alcarazs paternal grandfather, also named Carlos, helped transform a hunting club in El Palmar into a club with tennis courts and a swimming pool. And I need to enjoy it and respect it and acquire the experience I need to have a clear vision of it all.. In February 2020, at the age of 16, Alcaraz made his ATP main-draw debut at the Rio Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. Alcaraz has won three ITF Men's World Tennis Tour titles and four ATP Challenger Tour titles since turning professional in 2018. If you give your permission, you can visit our website without this message. Alcaraz began 2020 by winning two ITF tournaments in Spain and then, in Rio de Janeiro, he won his first match in the main circuit. He lived it from the inside.. Alcaraz is the first player born in the 2000s to win an ATP Masters 1000 title and also to win multiple Masters 1000 titles. By winning the biggest title of his career until then at the 2021 Open de Oeiras III Challenger tournament, he entered the top 100 as the youngest player at the age of 18 on 24 May 2021.[14][15]. 4! He's the youngest man to win a major title since Rafael Nadal was the same age at the 2005 French Open, and the youngest at the US Open since 19-year-old Pete Sampras in 1990. 1 player in ATP history. Alcaraz spent much of this off-season the same way he spent much of last off-season: doing strength and conditioning work to prepare himself for best-of-five-set tennis and a busy schedule. The two-week main draw attendance was 776,120, surpassing the . I dont like to retire from anything, but the pain was so bad that I was worried I was going to do something more serious if I kept playing.. Players. 2 is not too bad, either, Ruud said. Alcaraz reached the round of 16 at the Winston-Salem Open, defeating qualifier Alexei Popyrin, and then defeated fourth seed Marton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals. One clay court is named in honor of David Ferrer; another in honor of Pablo Carreo Busta, the 30-year-old who remains, at No. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcarazs coach, won the French Open andreached No. Alcaraz is projected to rise as high as number nine when the latest ATP rankings are released. 1973). He acknowledged that it was flattering but wildly premature to be compared with Nadal in light of Nadals 20 Grand Slam tournament singles titles and long run at the forefront of global sport. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour and ITF websites. Alcaraz became the youngest US Open men's quarterfinalist in the Open Era, the youngest at the tournament since 18-year-old Thomaz Koch in 1963, and the youngest Grand Slam men's singles quarterfinalist since 18-year-old Michael Chang at the 1990 French Open. In May, he beat Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev on his way to a second Masters 1000 title in Madrid. Rune, struggling with a upper arm injury, was seemingly on the brink of defeat at 2-5 15-40 down on the Van de Zandschulp serve. At age 17, Alcaraz qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open, making him the youngest participant in the men's singles. 2 from Spain pleased the home crowd by pushing past Ruusuvuori in the second set after falling behind 3-2. At 6-foot-1, he is the same height as Federer and Nadal yet considerably shorter than the leaders of the new wave Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini all of whom are 6-foot-4 or taller. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has him ranked as high as world No. He was born on May 5, 2003. 141 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, but is now at a career-high No. Swiatek was playing her first tournament since recovering from a rib injury that forced her to miss the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers and Miami Open. In the second round, he lost to five-time champion Nadal on Alcaraz's 18th birthday. Could This French Open Be His? Ferrero uses words like cercana (close) and abierta (open) and fiel (loyal). [6] Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered: (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WL) winloss record. Saturday, April 1. He spent a total of 23 hours, 40 minutes on court in the tournament, the most by any men's player during any one major tournament since the start of 2000. t.co/fOpdx9ncC2", "Alcaraz tops Sinner at 2:50 a.m.; latest US Open finish ever", "Carlos Alcaraz Saves MP, Outlasts Jannik Sinner in Historic US Open QF Thriller | ATP Tour | Tennis", "Carlos Alcaraz to play for US Open title, shot at No. But on the court, he does not look like an under-leveraged underdog. He also reached the final of the Australian Open junior singles tournament, where he lost to Lorenzo Musetti. Took time to adjust.. When Ruud sailed a forehand long on set point, Alcaraz pumped his fist to the crowd, knowing he was in command two-sets-to-one. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. I think Im on the right path with my team here at the academy, and I hope in 10 years if we meet again in this room, I will have made my dreams reality., In Tennis, Carlos Alcaraz Is About to Cause a Big Commotion, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/sports/tennis/carlos-alcaraz-australian-open.html. That Im going to get the experience and play the tournaments and learn the ropes, and that theres no need to get ahead of the process. 1. In Spain, Alcaraz breezed past Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-3 6-4 to win the tournament without dropping a set. Pete Sampras in 1990 was the last teenager to win at the U.S. Open. Just ask Tsitsipas, whom Alcaraz beat at the 2021 U.S. Open in a fast-twitch, third-round thriller that ended in a fifth-set tiebreaker and overflowed with audacious shotmaking. You cant go too fast.. This victory means a lot. 1 since 2004. There were just two red clay courts when Ferrero arrived at age 15, but it has 20 courts now and has grown into one of the leading academies in Spain. At Wimbledon, Alcaraz beat Jan-Lennard Struff in a close five set match before defeating Tallon Griekspoor and Oscar Otte in straight sets, reaching the round of 16 for the first time at this major. 1 world ranking for the last couple of years. 3 Alexander Zverev to capture @MutuaMadridOpen title. [55][56] He was defeated in the final by Lorenzo Musetti, resulting in the first loss in a tournament final of his career. 1 ranking, to win the title. At the Swiss Indoors, he made it to the semi-finals losing to Auger-Aliassime []. He is a young, humble guy who knows what he needs to do, he answered. He then advanced to the final, where he defeated Sebastian Korda to win the championship. Going out at night. Carlos is quite the contrary. Carlos Alcaraz Country: Spain Age: 19 Birth Date: 5 May 2003 Birth Place: El Palmar, Murcia, Spain Height: 6 ft. 0 in. Casper Ruud, of Norway, returns a shot to Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, during the men's singles final [+] of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in New York. But if he makes it, Nadal, Federer and Djokovic will need to confront a very tough opponent in the twilightof their careers. [63] In his quarterfinal match he defeated Jannik Sinner, saving a match point in the fourth set. In March, at 18, he won his first Masters 1000 title in Miami, beating Casper Ruud in straight sets on hardcourts. He has a 169 (64.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. Since Rafael Nadal's first ATP Tour title in Sopot in 2004, Alcaraz was the youngest Spaniard to win an ATP Tour title. These achievements helped him significantly advance in the ATP rankings. Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals in New York, where he retired for the first time on the main tour, stopping in the second set against Felix Auger-Aliassime because of a thigh injury. "Let's see how his career develops, but it's going all in the right direction.''. The 19-year-old Spaniard had just reached No. [71] Alcaraz, at the age of 19 years and 214 days, ended the year as youngest and first teenager world No. It was a third title of the season for the 19-year-old Spaniard, following wins in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. "The last time I was in a final was four years ago and I have been through a lot since then, lots of ups and downs. 1, The week in tennis: Djokovic and Nadal out, and the younger generation steps up again, Alcaraz first since Nadal to repeat at Barcelona, Medvedev rallies to reach last 16 at Madrid Open, Alcaraz, Swiatek cruise into Madrid round of 16, Sweet 16: Andreeva celebrates with Madrid win, Nadal's uncle expects him to play at French Open, Alcaraz rallies from set down in Madrid opener, ATP to fully switch to electronic line calls by '25, Berrettini out of Italian Open with muscle tear, Swiatek again sinks Sabalenka for Stuttgart title, Halep questions long delay for doping hearing, Andreeva, 15, wins again in Madrid; Murray out, Martin suspended 14 months for doping violation, Raducanu withdraws just before Madrid opener, Wimbledon will house Ukrainian players, teams, Jabeur out of Madrid Open due to injured calf, Pliskova out of Madrid Open after injuring knee, Denmark's Rune battles to win BMW Open title, Van de Zandschulp, Rune to vie for Munich title, Rublev and Lajovic to play in Srpska Open final, Swiatek, Sabalenka set up Stuttgart showdown, Alcaraz, Tsitsipas win for 1 vs. 2 Barcelona final, Teenage superstar Carlos Alcaraz makes history with his first US Open title -- and it's only the beginning, Krejcikova, Siniakova secure Open doubles crown, US Open sets attendance mark, draws 776,120. He then lost to Flix Auger-Aliassime via retirement in the second set in the quarterfinals after injuring his leg. But knowing Carlos and the values he and his family have, Id be very surprised if he lets success go to his head.. Ball speed was incredible, Tsitsipas said. that reverberated off the closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium -- and he often motioned to the supportive spectators to get louder. He started playing tennis at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo de Murcia where his father was the tennis academy director. A footballing whirlwind in the eye of a tabloid storm Look at the actions taken as the Third Reich faces collapse in the final weeks of World War II.
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