Carlos Alcaraz has already carved his path at the top of men’s tennis at a quicker rate than all but a select few players before him. Even with the unenviable task of following up a generation that included three of the greatest male players of all time, he has still, somehow, managed to excel in his own unique way. The one big question surrounding his career was when his bursts of brilliance might become week in, week out, exhibitions of his supreme ability.
Just under a month after he battled through to win his first French Open title and his third overall on as many different surfaces, Alcaraz demonstrated his growing maturity by working his way back into his tough semi-final with Daniil Medvedev after a tepid start. From a set down, Alcaraz calmly turned the match around to win 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and return to the Wimbledon final for a second consecutive year.
