What Are Carlos Alcaraz’s Important Achievements and Gains After Wimbledon? Here is the Astonishing Performance of the Last Wimbledon Champion
21-year-old Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has achieved remarkable success in the tennis world with his latest victory at Wimbledon. Here are some of these achievements:
Carlos Alcaraz became the first tennis player born in 2000 or later to win both the Roland Garros and Wimbledon tournaments in the same year. The last person to achieve this success was Novak Djokovic, who was born in 1987.
Alcaraz draws attention with his performance in Grand Slam final matches; By winning all four finals he has played so far, he became the second athlete in the Open Era to win his first four major finals in a row. Roger Federer ranks first in this field.
This season he has displayed tremendous statistics, winning all six matches against players ranked in the top 5 in the world rankings. These matches include the likes of Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev at Indian Wells and Roland Garros. After Bjorn Borg in 1980, he became the first tennis player to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year. When the Borg achieved this feat, the famous “Big 3” had not yet been born.
Alcaraz became the first tennis player outside the Big 3 to win two consecutive Grand Slams since Andre Agassi at the 1999 US Open
He reinforced his success in major tournaments by winning three of the last five major tournaments. These achievements include the 2022 US Open. By defeating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the Wimbledon final, he became the fifth player to defeat Djokovic in straight sets in the Grand Slam final. This feat has been achieved before by names such as Federer, Murray, Nadal and Medvedev.
With a win rate of 88.8% on grass courts, Djokovic performs higher than all names such as Nadal and Federer. With this rate, he had the highest winning percentage in Wimbledon. He is 3-3 against Djokovic in career matches and has a 2-1 lead in Grand Slam matches.
He made history as the fourth player in the Open Era to win four Grand Slam titles at the age of 21 or under. The first three names were Borg, Mats Wilander and Boris Becker.
Alcaraz became the first tennis player born in the 2000s to win 15 titles at tour level in his career. His closest rival in this field is Jannik Sinner. He became the second Spanish player to win multiple Wimbledon titles in both men’s and women’s categories, the first being Rafael Nadal.
He defeated Frances Tiafoe in the third round to reach a career record of 12-1 in matches played over five sets. In this year’s final, he once again proved his superiority in big matches by defeating his opponent in three sets.