Carlos Alcaraz showed his immense talent to the whole world already when he was very young, which is why insiders were not surprised that he climbed the positions of the ATP ranking with such speed.
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The Spanish ace has already won four Grand Slam titles and five Masters 1000 titles at just 21 years old, not forgetting that he was world number 1 for 36 weeks and won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics last summer.
Carlitos' main weakness is consistency during the season, but we must not forget that the champion from Murcia is still very young and has time to polish this small detail.
The 4-time Grand Slam champion has already lifted a trophy this season in Rotterdam, while he was expected to achieve a better result at the Australian Open where his run was interrupted by Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
Carlitos currently occupies the third position in the ATP ranking, but his gap to Sascha Zverev is not much and he has the chance to get closer even to his top rival Jannik Sinner who was suspended for three months after reaching an agreement with WADA for his doping case.
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Alcaraz remembers his beginnings
The former world No.1 is the top favorite at Indian Wells earlier this month and will try to lift his third trophy in a row in California, a feat only two legends like Roger Federer and Nole Djokovic have achieved in the Open Era.
In a long interview with 'Molusco TV' before the 'BNP Paribas Open', the Spaniard revealed when he realized that tennis could become his job: Id say I realized around the age of 14. By then, I had already competed internationally and had played in a lot of national tournaments in Spain.
My results were good I had won some tournaments and was being considered among the best in Europe. Thats when I slowly started realizing that I was on the right track, that maybe I was actually good at tennis.
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Of course, those years between 14 and 18 are crucial, but it was at 14 that I really decided I wanted to train harder, dedicate myself even more, and pursue my dream of becoming a professional player.
