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1. Youngest participant to ever win the RG-Wimbledon double in the identical season
By reeling off his final 14 Grand Slam wins on the trot, Alcaraz has accomplished one thing that solely 5 different gamers have completed in Open Period historical past: win Roland-Garros and Wimbledon in the identical season. Not solely does Alcaraz be a part of Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on this lofty record – he additionally turns into the youngest ever to attain the feat.
2. Second man in historical past – and youngest – to win his first 4 Grand Slam finals
Solely two gamers in historical past have gained their first 4 Grand Slam finals within the Open Period. Roger Federer was the primary to do it, the Swiss maestro claiming seven Slam finals on the trot earlier than he first took a loss in a Grand Slam last. Now Alcaraz is the second, and the one one to win his first 4 majors earlier than turning 22.
3. Equals the Open Period report for many Grand Slam males’s singles title earlier than turning 22
Loopy to assume that Alcaraz nonetheless has two extra majors to play whereas 21, as a result of he’s already tied for the lead in Grand Slam titles gained earlier than turning 22 within the Open Period.
Alcaraz joins Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Mats Wilander on the prime of the record. It’s a class he can have all to himself if he can win the title at both the US Open or subsequent 12 months’s Australian Open.
4. Third man to win A number of Wimbledon titles earlier than turning 2022
Previous to right now, solely two open period gamers had gained a number of Wimbledon males’s singles titles earlier than turning 22: Boris Becker (3) and Bjorn Borg (2). Becker is protected on that record, however Alcaraz pulls even with five-time champion Borg as he has now gained two Wimbledon titles on the age of 21.
5. Ninth Man in Historical past to Efficiently Defend Wimbledon Title
Solely 9 males have efficiently defended the title at SW 19, and the record is a veritable who’s who of tennis historical past. Listed below are the 9 males who’ve efficiently defended a Wimbledon title within the Open Period, together with Alcaraz:
- Rod Laver (1969)
- John Newcombe (1971)
- Bjorn Borg (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
- John McEnroe (1984)
- Boris Becker (1986)
- Pete Sampras (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000)
- Roger Federer (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Novak Djokovic (2015, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- Carlos Alcaraz (2024)
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