Carlos Alcaraz: teenager takes his seat at tennis’s ‘top table’

Spaniard overcame the biggest names to win the Madrid Open

Carlos Alcaraz poses with the trophy at the Madrid Open
Carlos Alcaraz poses with the trophy at the Madrid Open
(Image credit: Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

He has “been on his way for quite some time”, said John Westerby in The Times. And now it’s official: teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz has taken his place at “tennis’s top table”. Last Sunday, just three days after his 19th birthday, the Spaniard swept aside world No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 to claim his second Masters 1000 title and move to six in the world rankings.

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