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Who is Carlos Alcaraz, new US Open champion?

Carlos Alcaraz is a 19-year-old tennis player from Spain. He defeated 23-year-old Casper Rudd of Norway to win the US Open 2022

By Pallav Jain
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Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz is a 19-year-old tennis player from Spain. He defeated 23-year-old Casper Rudd of Norway to win the US Open 2022 Grand Slam title. He won this final match 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7-1.6-3). After this, Alcaraz has become the world number 1 tennis player.

Alcaraz has become the youngest men's world number one in tennis history, breaking Lleyton Hewitt's record (20 years and 9 months). Along with this, he is the first teenager after Rafael Nadal to win a men's slam title.

After winning this title, Alcaraz has received a reward of $ 2.6 million.

He has become the first player to beat Nadal and Djokovic both on clay courts on consecutive days. Alcaraz has won six ATP singles titles as of September 2022.

Who is Carlos Alcaraz?

Carlos born on 5 May 2003 in El Palmar, Murcia. His parents are Carlos and Virginia, and he is one of four siblings along with Alvaro, Sergio and Jaime. He started playing tennis at the age of 4. He turned professional at the age of 15. His father also played tennis.

Carlos height is 6 feet 1 inch. He considers Roger Federer as his idol. He also likes to play football and golf. Real Madrid is his favorite team. Carlos has 1.5 million followers on Instagram.

Carlos Alcaraz's Girlfriend

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Maria Gonzalez Gimenez of Spain is rumoured girlfriend of Carlos Alcaraz. She keep her love life out of the public eye.

But Carlos Alcaraz posted an image of him kissing Maria on the cheek on Instagram. Since then Instagram followers of Maria jumped.

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