After lifting the Wash Cup like a big star of the tournament, Carlos Alcaraz landed in China to begin the usual Asian tour that the ATP circuit carries out at this time of year. Carlitos’ first stop was Beijing ATP 500 where he is already in quarters.
This Sunday morning El Palmar secured his place in the penultimate round after beating Griekspoor rods by a resounding 6-1 and 6-2. The reality is that Alcaraz Not only did Carlitos qualify for the quarterfinals, thanks to today’s victory accumulate 200 victories throughout his career on the professional circuit.
That number might not seem so incredible when the tennis fan stops to think about how much Alcaraz has won. However, the reality is that the Murcian becomes the third youngest tennis player in history to achieve this number of victories, behind the legendary John McEnroe.
Not even himselfBig three‘, nor legends of the caliber of Bjorn Börg, Boris Becker or Andre Agassi They are on Alcaraz’s level in this regard. Only Rafa Nadal can discuss second place with the current champion of Wimbledon because he had 200 wins at a younger age but needed more matches.
Carlos had to play 252 duels to achieve these two hundred victories. Alcaraz commented at a press conference: “I’ve only been on the circuit for two and a half years, so having reached the 200 wins is great for me“.
Carlos Alcaraz is the second-fastest player of all time to reach 200 victories at the tour level.
“It’s pretty good but I’m already looking forward to the 300th” pic.twitter.com/VTUhtiaOQw
– José Morgado (@josemorgado) September 29, 2024
