Who are the most noteworthy potential rising stars of this year's ATP? There is no doubt that 18-year-old Spanish rising star Alcaraz is not to be tolerated.
On April 25, Beijing time, the 2022 ATP500 Barcelona Open began to compete for the men's singles final. Alcaraz defeated Busta 6-3, 6-2 to win his fourth ATP title of his career.
It is worth mentioning that this is also the third ATP singles title won by espanyol this season. The previous two singles champions are the Rio Open and the Miami Masters.
After winning the Barcelona race, Alcaraz was ranked in the top 10 in the world in the latest week's singles world rankings, ranking 9th in the world. Coincidentally, this point in time is almost exactly the same as that of his predecessor, Nadal.
On April 24, 2005, Nadal also won the barcelona race, and the next day at the age of 18, he was ranked in the world's top ten for the first time, and on April 24, 2022, Alcaraz also replicated Nadal's miracle, which is a god synchronization.
So far, Alcaraz has won 22 singles games this season, second only to Tsitsipas. In terms of the number of titles, he, along with Nadal and Rublev, became the player with the most singles titles this season, each with 3.
Even more impressive, Alcaraz had a four-game winning streak in the Tour singles final. They are as follows:
July 2021 ATP 250 Umagsay, 6-2 6-2 Gasquet
2022 2 ATP500 Rio Open, 6-4 6-2 Schwartzman
April 2022 ATP 1000 Miami Open, 7-5 6-4 Rudd
Atp 500 Barcelona Open in April 2022, 6-3 6-2 Busta
Judging from the performance of past players, Alcaraz has surpassed all the players in the past. Because, even the Big Three have not been able to win the first 4 singles finals of their careers, let alone win in two straight sets.
It is reported that Nadal and Djokovic have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the first four singles finals of their careers, while Federer has a 1 win and 3 losses.
In addition, Alcaraz, who was born in May 2003, is less than 19 years old this year and has already won four singles titles, ranking second among active players, behind Medvedev and Nadal, both of whom have won six titles before the age of 19. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)