By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday June 25, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz expanded his rising empire to the grass on Sunday at Queen’s Membership, profitable his first title on the floor – and eleventh general – with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Australia’s Alex de Minaur within the last. The 20-year-old Spaniard will return to the highest of the ATP rating for the fourth time on Monday, and head to Wimbledon because the No.1 seed in consequence.
And the listing of spectacular milestones ticked by Alcaraz goes on from there. Listed below are among the key numbers that outline Alcaraz’s newest shining achievement.
2000 – Alcaraz turns into the youngest Queen’s Membership champion since Lleyton Hewitt in 2000, and the fifth youngest of all-time.
17 – Alcaraz, who gained the ultimate 10 units he contested at Queen’s Membership after dropping his first set within the first spherical to Arthur Rinderknech, turns into the seventeenth energetic participant to have gained titles on all three surfaces, and the fifth youngest participant to attain the feat.
Carlos Alcaraz is the fifth youngest participant to win a title on all three surfaces:
Bjorn Borg (17) 🇸🇪
Mats Wilander (19) 🇸🇪
Layton Hewitt (19) 🇦🇺
Jimmy Connors (19) 🇺🇸That is fairly a legendary listing to hitch. 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/0BNKOvq8yD
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 25, 2023
2005 – Alcaraz turns into the youngest ATP participant to win his maiden title on grass since Richard Gasquet, 18 years in the past.
18 – Claiming the Queen’s Membership title, Carlos Alcaraz is the primary participant to win their maiden ATP match last on grass earlier than turning 21 in 18 years, after Richard Gasquet defeated Max Mirnyi at Nottingham in 2005. Wait.#cinchChampionships | @QueensTennis @BBCSport @the_LTA pic.twitter.com/jw5pbAwG5D
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 25, 2023
1 – Alcaraz will return to No.1 within the ATP rankings on Monday, starting his fourth stint on the prime of the desk. He would be the No.1 seed at Wimbledon, which begins in a single week, on Monday July 3.
40-5 – The Spaniard improves to 40-4 on the season with 5 titles, due to his efficiency in London.
11-3 – Alcaraz has gained 11 of the 14 finals he has contested at ATP stage. On the subject of taking part in finals at age 21 and youthful, just one participant (Rafael Nadal) has held the next profitable proportion in ATP finals within the Open Period (at the least 10 finals performed).
78.6 – Excluding the NextGen Finals, Carlos Alcaraz now holds a win fee of 78.6% in ATP occasion finals. Amongst these with 10+ ATP occasion finals earlier than turning 21 within the Open Period, Alcaraz now solely trails Rafael Nadal. Rarified.#cinchChampionships | @QueensTennis @BBCSport @the_LTA pic.twitter.com/D6ukzO7oOk
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 25, 2023
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