Alcaraz youngest entrant into ATP top 10 since Nadal
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
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Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005. Alcaraz climbed two places to ninth in the world due to his straight-sets victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. Britain's Cameron Norrie drops out of the top 10 to number 11.
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
Quema etapas a una velocidad endiablada. Carlos Alcaraz ya forma parte del club más selecto del tenis mundial, ya está dentro del Top 10, entre los mejores jugadores del planeta. Es el vigésimo jugador de 19 años o menos en acceder a la parte más alta del ranking ATP, siendo el primero desde Andy Murray en 2007 y el noveno más precoz de siempre. Además, llega por la puerta grande,, adelantando al británico Cameron Norrie (11º) y al canadiense Félix Auger-Aliassime (10º), eliminado en Barcelona por Diego Schwartzman, en cuartos de final. Concretamente, el prodigio murciano se sitúa 202 puntos por encima de Aliassime y a 198 de Andrey Rublev.
Quema etapas a una velocidad endiablada. Carlos Alcaraz ya forma parte del club más selecto del tenis mundial, ya está dentro del Top 10, entre los mejores tenistas del planeta. Es el vigésimo jugador de 19 años o menos en acceder a la parte más alta del ranking ATP, siendo el primero desde Andy Murray en 2007 y el noveno más precoz de siempre. Además, llega por la puerta grande,, adelantando al británico Cameron Norrie (11º) y al canadiense Félix Auger-Aliassime (10º), eliminado en Barcelona por Diego Schwartzman, en cuartos de final. Concretamente, el prodigio murciano se sitúa 202 puntos por encima de Aliassime y a 198 de Andrey Rublev.
Apenas unos minutos después de vencer a Stéfanos Tsitsipas en tres sets y colarse por primera vez en las semifinales del Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, un divertido Carlos Alcaraz compareció en sala de prensa. La joranda había sido dura, con dos partidos y un logro más: a partir del lunes, después de la derrota de Cameron Norrie en cuartos de final, será top deiz del mundo.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set rollercoaster to reach the Barcelona semi-finals on Friday and become the youngest player since Rafael Nadal in 2005 to make the world top 10. The 18-year-old Spaniard saw off world number five Tsitsipas, who had successfully defended his Monte Carlo Masters title last weekend, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. On Monday, Alcaraz will become the first teenager to make the top 10 since Andy Murray in 2007 and youngest since compatriot and 21-time major winner Nadal 17 years ago. "Probably my biggest win on clay court. It was unbelievable," said Alcaraz on court.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a three-set rollercoaster to reach the Barcelona semi-finals on Friday and become the youngest player since Rafael Nadal in 2005 to reach the world top 10. The 18-year-old Spaniard saw off world number five Tsitsipas, who had successfully defended his Monte Carlo Masters title last weekend, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. On Monday, Alcaraz will become the first teenager to make the top 10 since Andy Murray in 2007 and youngest since compatriot and 21-time major winner Nadal 17 years ago.