Carlos Alcaraz turns 20 shattering records: this is what Nadal, Djokovic and Federer had done at his age
ATPFriday, 05 May 2023 at 10:17
Carlos Alcaraz turns 20 years old today, 5 May 2023. This is the age when the ATP stops considering you as a teenager and officially includes you among the 'seniors'. The player from Murcia has reached this point in his career with 9 titles to his credit including 1 Grand Slam (US Open), 3 Masters 1000, 3 ATP 500 and 2 ATP 250.
Compared to the 'Big Three', the only one who surpasses him in titles at that age is Rafael Nadal, who accumulated no more and no less than 17 tournaments at the age of 20 (2 Grand Slams and 6 Masters 1000, among them).
Of course, Carlitos has already achieved something that Rafa would not achieve until he was 22, being number 1 in the world.
Alcaraz as a 20 year old has more tournaments than Novak Djokovic, who at that stage of his career had 5 titles (1 Masters 1000 and 4 ATP 250). He was number 1 at the age of 24. Federer, who wasn't number 1 until he was 22 like Nadal, had only won one ATP 250 at the age of 20.
In terms of wins, in data from Eurosport, Carlos Alcaraz accumulated 107 wins and 33 losses with a 76% win rate. Rafa was also better here with 159 wins and 42 losses (79%). Djokovic accumulated 88 wins and 69% of victories and Federer with 91 and 58% of matches won.
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