When Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open for the first of nine times in 2008, Carlos Alcaraz was five years old. When Rafa Nadal won Roland Garros for the first time, in 2005, Carlos Alcaraz was two years old. When Roger Federer won the first Grand Slam, at Wimbledon and in 2003, Carlos Alcaraz was two months old.
The Spanish tennis player, who has just turned 19, is the new trend in international tennis, but he is much more than that. Chosen by destiny to be Nadal’s heir but with Federer as his idol, has accumulated records that have the title of “the youngest in” or “the first in”. Alcaraz reached the US Open quarterfinals last year, won the Madrid Open earlier this month and is pursuing his dream at Roland Garros. A dream that can be much more tangible than you have ever imagined.
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Source: Observadora
