Carlos Alcaraz He does not stop breaking records and achieving great feats in this 2022. The last one, defeating the current number one in the world, Novak Djokovicin the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open 2022 after coming back from the first lost set.
With this triumph, the Murcian tennis player becomes the youngest player to defeat the number one in the world. In this case the Serbian tennis player. The last one to get it was Rafael Nadal when he defeated Roger Federer at Roland Garros 2005 and won his first Grand Slam in Paris.
Carlito’s way ? @alcarazcarlo03 becomes the youngest player to defeat a reigning World No.1 since Nadal defeated Federer at Roland Garros in 2005. #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/3mSiMvPeQK
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 7, 2022
And it is that with just turned 19, the Spaniard did not shrink against Novak Djokovic in a historic duel that now enters the history of Spanish and world tennis after winning 6-7 (5), 7-5 and 7-6 (5) in three hours and 35 minutes of epic.
Besides, Carlos Alcaraz He is the first tennis player in history to beat Nadal Y Djokovic on land on two consecutive days