Carlos Alcaraz talks about facing younger players at the Australian Open

In the third round of the Australian Open, wildcard participant JC Shang was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz prevailed as his opponent fell in straight sets.

Alcaraz With A Happy Smile
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In the third round of the Australian Open, wildcard participant JC Shang was upset by Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz won as his opponent lost in straight sets. As a result, the Spaniard advances to his first-ever round of 16 at the Australian Open, where he will take on Miomir Kecmanovic.

Throughout his professional career, Alcaraz, a highly talented young player, has consistently faced younger opponents.  The world No. 2 played a tour-level match against a player who was younger than him for the first time against Shang, and he made the most out of the experience.

After the match, the reporter asked Alcaraz: “You’re just a baby yourself. 20 years old. He’s 18. You’ve never played anyone younger than yourself ever.”

Alcaraz expressed his thoughts about it while laughing and said: “I think tennis is growing. More young players are coming up. It’s great for tennis and the people as well, watching young players play on the stage. I’m glad finally I played a younger player.”

Alcaraz at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024

Carlos Alcaraz

54 - 13win/loss

Hard
22-5
I Hard
7-3
Clay
17-4
Grass
8-1
21 year old
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2024 Highlights

Now ranked no.2, Alcaraz has managed to achieve a compiled 3-0 record in 2024. The Spaniard is currently having a run at the Australian Open where he toppled the world no.131 Richard Gasquet 7-65 6-1 6-2, the world no.46 Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-73 6-3 7-63 and the world no.140 Juncheng Shang 6-1 6-1 1-0 ret..

Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.60 Miomir Kecmanovic in the 4th round. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.

Alcaraz won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Alcaraz
Australian Open
Alcaraz's Record
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