Records tumbled at Centre Court, Wimbledon, as Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in the final to lift his 4th Grand Slam trophy. Naturally, the Spaniard has created several records on his way to becoming the 3rd player after Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker to win two Wimbledon titles at 21. One of these records denotes that Alcaraz is ahead or at level with all his fellow competitors when it comes to head-to-heads.
Coming to specifics, Alcaraz has a lead or is level in head-to-head against the top 20 players in the current ATP rankings. This is a staggering record, which has rarely been achieved by any player in the past.
The Spaniard is currently ranked third in the ATP world rankings behind Jannik Sinner at number one and Novak Djokovic at number two. However, his record against Sinner stands at 5-4, while the H2H against Djokovich was upped to 3-3 after Alcaraz’s win in the finals.
The 21-year-old also has a 5-2 record against Daniil Medvedev, while sharing equal head-to-head scores against Alexander Zverev at 5-5 and Andrey Rublev at 1-1.
Players in the ATP Top 20 with a positive h2h record against Carlos Alcaraz:
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 14, 2024
All records aside, the Spaniard also believes that youngsters dominating the scene ensures an incredibly bright future for the sport.
Alcaraz Believes Tennis Is Going in the Right Direction
Following his Wimbledon win, Alcaraz attended a presser where he talked about how youngsters are taking over the tennis world. At the conference, a reporter asked the Spaniard if he believes that he and Sinner are in charge now since all three 2024 grand slams were won by them.
To this, Alcaraz praised the number 1 ranked ATP player and insisted that the sport of tennis would benefit from youngsters dominating the tournaments. Sinner is 22 years old and Alcaraz is 21, and they both have a long and illustrious career ahead of them.
Moreover, the Spaniard is happy to have a rivalry with Sinner since he believes it will only help the sport grow further. The Italian already won the Australian Open earlier this year, and Alcaraz got the next two Grand Slams – the French Open and Wimbledon. Hence, all that remains to be seen is if either of them will win the upcoming US Open.
