Carlos Alcaraz (31st in the ATP world) continues to surprise locals and strangers with its growth. On this occasion, at 18 years and eight months, became the fourth youngest active tennis player to reach the Australian Open third round, leaving behind Novak Djokovic who made it even bigger. Above the Murcian Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and a cover.
The pupil of former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero showed a superlative level against Serbian Dusan Lajovic (39th) and defeated him 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 to get between the top 32 of the first Major of the season, achieving it four months after his 19th birthday. In 2007, Djokovic arrived at the same stage in Melbourne (then lost in the round of 16 to Federer) but I was 19 years and seven months old, which leaves it seventh in this list; beyond its historical nine crowns.
In front of Alcaraz is nothing more and nothing less than Federer, who played the third round for the first time at 18 years and five months in the 2000 edition. Also the great revelation is Bernard Tomic, who got three months less than His Majesty at home 12 years ago.
If we talk about precocity, Nadal It breaks absolutely all records and this is no exception. In 2005, at the age of 17 years and seven months, he fell in the third round to Lleyton Hewitt. Nearly 20 years later and still going strong, no one breaks his mark and he is the most rookie in the Australian Open Top 32 among active tennis players.
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