Recently, the United States "Time" magazine announced the 2022 world "NEXT" top 100 rising star list, the current world number one, the new US Open men's singles champion Alcaras successfully shortlisted, he also became the only tennis professional athlete selected to be included in the list.
The list includes sections on artists, luminaries, leaders, advocates and innovators to recognize 100 rising stars from around the world from across different industries. Alcaras is included in the "Outstanding Talent" category. Also selected are the current NBA Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Jia Morant, British film star Simone Ashley, American sprinter Erion Knighton and so on.
"He is the youngest men's singles world number one ever. He showed frightening prowess in the game. The magic ball made countless opponents look at the ball with excitement, and the fierce winning points bombarded every corner of the stadium and chased every return ball on the court. His performance at this year's US Open has proved to people that Alcaras has officially become the leader of a new generation of players. At the point in time when Serena Williams and Federer were retiring respectively, tennis was seeking the next global focus, and Alcaras was such a person. Alcarras's character profile reads.
Alcaras entered professional tennis in 2018 and in 2021 he became the youngest US Open men's singles quarter-finalist in the Open era. This season, Alcaras ushered in a big explosion, he won the Miami Masters in March, becoming the youngest champion in the history of the tournament and the third youngest champion in the history of the Masters; At the Madrid Masters, Alcaras defeated Nadal, Djokov and Zverev to win the championship, becoming the youngest champion in the history of the tournament and the first player in history to have a clay player in Clay. At the US Open, he won the championship in one fell swoop, becoming the first post-00s Grand Slam men's singles champion and becoming the youngest world number one in ATP history at the age of 19 years and 4 months.