New records in sight are looming for the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (1st), who became the youngest player to win the Career Grand Slam by becoming champion at the Australian Open 2026 and is now excited to snatch a historic mark from the Serbian Novak Djokovic (3rd) and Spanish Rafael Nadal in it ranking mundial ATP.
Thanks to the 2,000 points captured in the oceanic event, the talented Murcian, just 22 years old and owner of 25 titles at the highest level, seven at the Major level, took even more advantage of the Italian Jannik Sinner (2nd), who was defending the two-time championship and failed in the semifinals, cutting himself alone at the top of the men’s ranking with 13,650 unitssurpassing the best records of the British Andy Murray (12,685 in 2016) and the Swiss Roger Federer (12,315), among others.
Consequently, the pupil of Samuel López, who already announced that he will not seek to retain the crown at the ATP 500 in Rotterdam and would compete again at the ATP 500 in Doha, was only 3,300 points away from the astonishing legendary Balkan achievement, which he achieved 16.950 in June 2016, already 1,750 of his compatriot Rafael Nadalwhich rose to 15,390 in April 2009.
In order to continue burning his name, the silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will have the arduous task of maintaining the units won in the Roland Garros trophies, US Open, the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, Rome and Monte-Carlo, and the ATP 500 in Tokyo and Queen’s, and the finals in Wimbledon, ATP Finals and ATP 500 in Barcelona, knowing that his performance in the Indian Wells Masters 1000, Miami, Madrid, Canada, Shanghai and Paris.
