Carlos Alcaraz has achieved an incredible feat after becoming the youngest world number 1 player in tennis history (ATP) following his US Open title. Nevertheless, the Spanish teenager is not satisfied and wants to go for more. His most immediate target is to stay at the top of the rankings as much as possible. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer taught him that continuous improvement is the only way.
‘Alcaraz at 60% of his potential,’ says his coach
Carlos Alcaraz’s coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, recently stated that Carlito is only at 60% of his potential. When asked to comment on Ferrero’s statement, Carlito commented:
“I agree with Juan Carlos. I’m at 60% of my potential. There are a lot of things to improve. Nadal, Djokovic and Federer improved a lot of things over the years. I have to improve mentally and physically. The tennis too.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WLWLLWLWWW Currently ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 18th of September when he defeated world no.74 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This season Alcaraz owns an overall 52-10 record. The Spaniard conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz will compete next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will start from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 5th of September when he surrendered to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Rafael has managed to achieve an overall 38-5 record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal reached the final in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal faced off 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Nadal. The last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWWWWLWW Currently the world no.7, Novak played his last match on the 10th of July when he beat world no.20 Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Wimbledon to win his 88th career title.
During this season Novak has a 23-5 record. The Serbian conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Rome and Wimbledon. The Serbian was the runner-up in Belgrade.
Roger Federer in 2022
Ranked world no.97, Roger played his last match on the 7th of July 2021 when he lost to world no.10 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
At present, during this year Federer has a 0-0 win-loss record.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
In the following video, you can watch the key moments of their match.
Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer |
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