By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday July 15, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz. The reward that retains on giving.
The 21-year-old continued his romp via Europe this summer season, ending off his Wimbledon title with a glowing 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) takedown of Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s ultimate on Centre Court docket.
The Spaniard is now a four-time Grand Slam champion now, which strikes him previous Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray on the all-time main singles titles listing, but it surely’s not a lot the variety of Alcaraz’s majors, because the age that he’s profitable them.
To have a good time the outstanding rise of the Spaniard, let’s get contained in the numbers a bit:
Youngest Channel Double Winner
By profitable Roland-Garros and Wimbledon in the identical season Alcaraz change into the sixth male participant in Open Period to win the “channel double.” He joins a lofty listing that features Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on the listing.
Most spectacular, after all, is the truth that he’s the youngest to ever complet the feat.
Again-to-Again at SW19
By profitable back-to-back Wimbledon titles, Alcaraz turns into the ninth man to attain that feat within the Open Period, and he’s one in all simply three gamers to have gained a Wimbledon males’s singles title earlier than turning 22, together with Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker.
Most Grand Slam Males’s Singles Titles Earlier than Turning 22
Alcaraz is now tied for the report for many main males’s singles titles gained earlier than turning 22. The Spaniard’s 4 titles match Mats Wilander, Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg – and he nonetheless has two majors left to play as a 21-year-old.
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— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) July 15, 2024
Perfection in Finals
Alcaraz is the second participant in Open Period historical past to win his first 4 main males’s singles finals, and he’s the youngest to attain the feat.
Solely Roger Federer, who gained his first seven main finals, has had an extended streak, however Federer solely gained a type of majors earlier than turning 22.
Crushing the High-5
Alcaraz is an ideal 6-0 in opposition to the High-5 (actuall the High-3 if we’re being actually particular) in 2024, together with 3-0 in opposition to the High-5 at Slams.
In response to Eurosport, Alcaraz is the youngest participant in historical past to win his first six matches in opposition to the High-5 in a single season.
12-1 in 5-Setters
Alcaraz has the most effective five-set profitable share at Grand Slams (minimal 10 matches performed) within the Open Period. Beneath listed here are the highest 4 in that class:
Alcaraz: 12-1, 92.3 p.c
Bjorn Borg: 20-3, 87.0 p.c
Johan Kriek: 12-2, 86.7 p.c
Harold Solomon: 11-2 84.6 p.c
90 p.c at Wimbledon
Alcaraz has gained 18 of his first 20 matches on Wimbledon’s grass. For reference: Federer was 16-4 in his first 20, and he didn’t need to take care of Novak Djokovic again then; Borg was 17-3; Sampras was 16-4; Djokovic was 15-5.
Boris Becker, the youngest males’s singles champion in Wimbledon historical past, was additionally 18-2. He went on to win 4 titles at SW19. What number of will Alcaraz win?
Within the Open Period, solely Rod Laver (19-1) has achieved higher in his first 20 males’s singles matches at Wimbledon, however Laver went 16-4 in his first 20 matches on the Championships previous to Wimbledon.
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