He only briefly showed signs of fatigue from having to get through three consecutive five-setters to reach the title match, something no one had done in New York in 30 years. 29 in singles, which he first achieved in January 2022. VILLENA, Spain The rowdy tennis academy Christmas party was underway in the adjoining room. He bears a resemblance of Nicolas Almagro in his prime, who was known for a creative, offensive style of play, and proves great defensive abilities, such as Pablo Carreo Busta. Carlos Alcaraz VS Holger Rune | Head 2 Head | ATP Tour | Tennis Alcaraz is the first player born in the 2000s to win an ATP Masters 1000 title and also to win multiple Masters 1000 titles. Alcaraz dropped the second set and faced a pair of set points while down 6-5 in the third. After winning the 2021 Open de Oeiras III, he entered the top 100 for the first time in May 2021. 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. 3 Alexander Zverev thereby defeating the top three seeds in three consecutive matches. Alcaraz is projected to rise as high as number nine when the latest ATP rankings are released. In May, he beat Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev on his way to a second Masters 1000 title in Madrid. The 17-year-old player has already won three tournaments of the ATP Challenger Tour between August and October in Trieste, Barcelona and Alicante. Every quarter of the Madrid Open is interesting and could present a shocker. [87][88] In January 2022, he became a brand ambassador for Rolex. 4 and third seed Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals to become the first teenager to defeat him on clay. Carlos Alcaraz survives scare, Casper Ruud upset in Madrid 1.[6]. Nadal captured the first of his 14 French Open titles as a teenager in 2005. [45][46] As a result, he climbed to a career-high of world 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. So, he has a lot of things so naturally already at 18 and hes already 30 in the world, so I just cant imagine how good hes going to be in two years if he stays healthy.. 1, but No. "He just played too good on those points. 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. In the second round, he lost to five-time champion Nadal on Alcaraz's 18th birthday. Carlos Alcaraz has everything to reach this level soon and to be an equal rival to Nadal himself. Alcaraz avoids being compared to Nadal, even though it suggests itself. Carlos Alcaraz won the ninth title of his career, the second in a row in Barcelona, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-4. It's tough to talk right now.