Why is Carlos Alcaraz so successful and so dominant? A great deal. Every triumph and achievement is accompanied by a great deal of effort, dedication, and rigorous training—often unseen by the supporters, who only see their idol’s on-court exploits.

Some statistics on the first Slams played in the year has been released by OptaAce. The breaks made by the five ATP ranking champions who hold the top five spots in the ranking are included in this specific statistic.

Alcaraz aside, it is obvious that we are discussing Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, and Alexander Zverev. With 107 breaks made, the new Championships winner is undoubtedly at the top of this standings. An odd number with multiple possible interpretations.

The Slams’ pattern from the start of the year speaks for itself. Carlos Alcaraz, the winner of four Majors, has dominated since Sinner’s success at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon early in the season. This is an excellent result that recognizes the talent and precociousness of the 21-year-old Spaniard, who already has a fantastic resume.

As mentioned, the young Spaniard has already achieved a record number for his young age. No one has won more Majors than him at his age. Mats Wilander, Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker have achieved the same result at 21 or younger; while his idol Rafael Nadal and Jim Courier have collected three. Alcaraz will therefore have two Majors at his disposal – the US Open and the Australian Open – to sign another incredible record.

Even Toni Nadal, Rafael Nadal’s uncle, wanted to express his opinion on the Wimbledon final played by Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. The Spanish coach could not hide, in the editorial written for El Pais, his praise for the performance offered by the four-time Slam winner.

“He is the fastest player I have ever seen in my entire life,” said Toni. Furthermore, among the aspects that most struck Uncle Toni is the apparent lack of weaknesses on a technical level, which further complicates the plans of any opponent to try to make him difficult.

“Wanting to beat Carlitos today in speed is almost impossible. Maybe only Jannik Sinner is capable of facing him like this in a one-on-one,” he added.

And it is precisely these two who will be able to entertain the public in the coming years with a splendid rivalry, which already boasts 9 direct clashes in total. After the Australian Open title won by the Italian, the Iberian has begun to take the stage more and more on the men’s Tour.

The victory at Roland Garros has relaunched the confidence of Alcaraz, who was also a protagonist in London where he defended last year’s trophy. A double, achieved only by 5 other great tennis players in the Open Era (Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic), which has now given a very clear signal to all the competition, especially in view of the Paris Olympics (on the same court as the French Open) and the US Open in the United States of America.

Rafael Nadal himself has also expressed his opinion on the rise of his young countryman and the Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry.

“My impression is that we are talking about a tennis player destined to become one of the best in history, these are my feelings. Carlos has enormous potential even if in life everything can change quickly and you never know what can happen. In general his tennis level is very high and if he manages to stay away from injuries he will often be at the top. And with him Jannik Sinner. Honestly at the moment I see Alcaraz and Sinner and then all the others. I don’t see many tennis players capable of stopping Carlos on the circuit, and in general despite the surface Alcaraz will always be the favorite. It is also important for his confidence, I think he is now aware that playing at his level it is difficult for anyone to beat him,” he explained.