The Murcian has received one of the best news of the year
In the last hours it has been known that Carlos Alcaraz will end the year as number one in the world and this is due to what happened with Rafael Nadal. The youngest in history at 19 years old, surpassing Lleyton Hewitt, who was 20 years and eight months old when he got it in 2001.
The defeat of Rafa Nadal, together with the result of the Casper Ruud-Taylor Fritzleft the Balearic Islands without the possibility of winning the tournament, which would have returned him to the top. Stefanos Tsitsipashe already lost a match against Novak Djokovic, which ruled him out mathematically, because he needed to be an undefeated champion.
With Nadal’s result, Alcaraz ends the year as the youngest number one in history
“Well done to Carlos on this case. I’m happy for him. It is a great achievement and great news for our sport in Spain. He deserved it after a great season”, Nadal congratulated him in advance, after losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime. However, Alcaraz will be at the Pala Alpitour this Wednesday.
His trip was already planned due to commitments with the ATP, being classified for the Finals that he cannot play due to the abdominal injury. Now in the introduction to the match between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, he will also receive the trophy in Turin that accredits him as number one at the end of the year.
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Alcaraz thus breaks the hegemony of the Big Three since 2004. Djokovic, Nadal and Federer shared the honor of closing the season in the one, with the only interruption being Andy Murray in 2016. The tennis player from El Palmar has closed the year with five titles very important in his career.
The Murcian is the tennis player number 18 to finish the course at the top, taking over from Novak Djokovic, who did it in 2020 and 2021 and holds the record, with seven. Rafael Nadal, who achieved it five times, was the only Spaniard who had enjoyed this recognition.