Carlos Alcaraz is just 21 years old, but he has already made tennis history by winning four Grand Slam titles and being world No. 1 for 36 weeks.
The young Spanish ace also became the youngest player ever to have won the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season, a feat that certifies his status as predestined and already projects him among the best of the modern era.
Although he has already won a lot – including five Masters 1000 and the silver medal at the Paris Olympics – the 21-year-old from Murcia can still improve in several aspects to become a better tennis player and try to dethrone Jannik Sinner, who occupies the first position in the ATP ranking with a very wide margin over all his opponents.
The current world number 3 is working hard together with his team to become more consistent during the season and to reduce the number of injuries, which have affected him especially at certain times of the season.
Fans surely remember that Carlitos had a problem with his right forearm in the spring of last year, a problem that prevented him from playing the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and Rome and the Barcelona ATP 500 (while he participated in the Mutua Madrid Open although he was very far from his best shape).
Carlitos’ revelation
In a recent interview with ‘Molusco TV’, the 4-time Grand Slam champion revealed that that injury was the worst moment of his career so far: “I injured my right forearm in April 2024, right at the beginning of the season on red clay. I had to skip several tournaments on my favorite surface and I started to doubt that I would return to hitting the ball without feeling pain.
The doctors told me that I would be in perfect shape in a short time, but I kept feeling pain and I was really worried.”
The Spaniard played his best tennis at Roland Garros, where he defeated Sinner in the semifinals and Zverev in the final.
Tennis World USA