At 18 years of age, Carlos Garfia becomes the youngest player to win an ATP title in Rio de Janeiro. The Spanish sensation records another incredible achievement to break the top20 at 18 years and 9 months preceding the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Nadal reached the top20 when he was 18 years and 10 months, Federer at 19 years and 6 months, and Djokovic at 19 years and 4 months.
📊 Tenistas en activo más jóvenes en ingresar al Top 20 del ranking ATP:
🇪🇸 CARLOS ALCARAZ (18y 9m)
🇪🇸 Nadal (18y 10m)
🇫🇷 Gasquet (19y 2d)
🇨🇦 Auger-Aliassime (19y 11d)
🇬🇧 Murray (19y 3m)
🇷🇸 Djokovic (19y 4m)
🇩🇪 Zverev (19y 5m)
🇨🇭 Federer (19y 6m)
🇮🇹 Sinner (19y 8m) pic.twitter.com/izo4JUvWgK— Ariel Fernández (@AFD7L) February 20, 2022
Carlito decided not to play in Acapulco because he is struggling with his right elbow after winning the title in Rio de Janeiro. The young Spaniard will be back through his country to take some rest before competing in the Davis Cup. Later, he will play the ATP1000 in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in 2022
Currently ranked no.29 (career-high), Carlos played his last match on the 20th of February when he overcame world no.14 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-2 in the final in Rio De Janeiro to win his 1st career title.
At the moment, during this season Alcaraz has achieved a composed 7-1 match record. This year, Alcaraz conquered 1 title in Rio de Janeiro.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked world no.5, Rafael played his last match on the 30th of January when he defeated world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the final in Australian Open to win his 90th career title.
This season the Spaniard has achieved a composed 10-0 match record. Rafael clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Melbourne and at the Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Rafael Nadal played each other just on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Ranked world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 3rd of December 2021 when he overcame world no.24 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
At the moment, during this season Novak has a 0-0 match record.
Roger Federer in 2022
At the moment ranked no.30, the Swiss played his last match on the 7th of July 2021 when he was defeated by world no.11 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this year the Swiss has a 0-0 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 locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer |
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