The first hundred, the first fifty, the first thirty, the first twenty... Carlos Alcaraz from Spain is getting faster and faster, and he is getting faster and faster to approach the top ten in the world.
Since last year's U.S. Open first reached the men's singles quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, Alcaraz's competitive status on the tour has been out of control - ATP500 Vienna reached the semi-finals and the New Forces Finals. Under Ferrero's leadership, he has defeated top players such as Murray, Beretini and Sina, and has made a qualitative leap in the level of competition.
Carlos's attention has risen repeatedly after defeating Tsitsipas in five sets last September and becoming the youngest US Open quarter-finalist since the Open era (18 years and 4 months), but he was not at all affected by outside evaluations, rejecting the "short-lived" after becoming famous in the First World War. In 2021, his world ranking rose nearly 100 places to 32.
In the third round of the Australian Open, Carlos faced the world's top ten Berrettini, a five-set battle was staged again - 6-2/7-6 (3)/4-6/2-6/7-6 (5), the final winner was the Italian, but the Spaniard lost the game by a weak score, which was enough to prove that he used the strategy of rhythm control and attack and defense integration in the whole game, and the gap with the world's top ten was negligible.
At the recently concluded ATP500 in Rio de Janeiro, Alcaraz became the youngest men's singles champion since the atception of the ATP500 in 2009. In the tournament, in the face of the strong scramble of the low-ranking players, Carlos withstood the three-set battle; facing the high-ranking players such as Beretini, Schwartzman, etc., Carlos was able to play first in the first set and seize the opportunity to chase.
Such a post-00 who dares to grab and dare to fight is also sharp and dashing in the style of the ball, boldly taking the initiative to change the line, and the strategy is also very changeable, not giving the opponent room to guess. After winning the heaviest trophy of his career so far, Carlos's world ranking has gone from 31 to 20, and this year is close to the world's top ten.
"Young and talented", many fans have left such comments. For Carlos, all this is still in the early days of his career, and in the future, he may deliver an even more surprising report card. Will he be the world number one in the future? Carlos is turning this question into an exclamation.