Carlos Alcaraz has just won his first Grand Slam title on Sunday at the US Open to dramatically increase his followers on social media. The Spanish sensation already has 2 million followers on Instagram (the ATP 5th player with the most followers).
Carlito still needs to bridge the gap with the leaders in this particular standing. Rafael Nadal is the no.1 with 16.1 million followers before Novak Djokovic (11.3 million), Roger Federer (9.8 million), and Kyrgios (3.1 million). Then we have Alcaraz.
ATP players with more than 1M followers on IG
1. Nadal 16.1M
2. Djokovic 11.3M
3. Federer 9.8M
4. Kyrgios 3.1M
5. Alcaraz 2M
6. Del Potro 1.9M
7. Zverev 1.8M
8. Murray 1.8M
9. Tsitsipas 1.6M
10. Berrettini 1.4M
11. Thiem 1.4M
12. Wawrinka 1.2M
13. Dimitrov 1M
14. Medvedev 1M pic.twitter.com/DvTeRp340K— Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) September 13, 2022
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WLLWWWWWWW Ranked world no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11th of September when he defeated world no.2 Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win his 6th career title.
During this season the Spaniard has achieved a compiled 51-9 match record. Alcaraz conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment 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).
This season Rafael has managed to achieve a 38-5 match record. Nadal clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Nadal. The last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2022.
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Novak Djokovic in 2022
WWWWWWWWLW Currently ranked 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.
At present, during this year Novak has a 23-5 match record. The Serbian has won 2 titles in 2022 in Rome and in Wimbledon. Novak was the finalist in Belgrade.
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