Carlos Alcaraz second only to Rafael Nadal in 2022 standings as he bids for Miami final

Carlos Alcaraz has proven himself to be one of the most exciting young stars in tennis, with the numbers to back it up. He officially became the youngest male player ever to make back-to-back semi-finals in Indian Wells and Miami - and now has a winning percentage second only to Rafael Nadal for the season as a result. The 18-year-old will take on Hubert Hurkacz in the Miami semis on Friday night.

Alcaraz has long been seen as an exciting young prospect in tennis but so far in 2022 has cemented himself as a current top player instead of a future one. He has already exceeded even his own goals for the season, initially aiming to crack the world's top 15 by the end of the year but has already done so by making the last four in Miami.

The current world No 16, who will rise when the rankings update on Monday, now finds himself in the semi-finals of a second consecutive Masters 1000 event after beating the likes of fomer US Open champion Marin Cilic and third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas en rote. He will have another tough task ahead of him in Hurkacz, the defending champion in Miami who is also flying in the doubles having already booked a spot in the final partnering John Isner.

But the numbers are on the teenager's side, with the ATP's streaming platform Tennis TV revealing that he has the second-highest winning percentage on the tour so far, with only Nadal ahead of him. The elder Spaniard won his first 20 matches of the season, picking up titles in Melbourne, Acapulco and the Australian Open, and his last victory came against none other then Alcaraz in the Indian Wells semi-final before he went on to lose the final to Taylor Fritz.

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