Carlos Alcaraz was on the verge of playing his first ATP final in Marbella. The 17-year-old Spanish tennis player fell in the semifinals of the Marbella tournament against Jaume Munar, but his role in the Andalusian tournament has meant a step forward in the progression of a player who at 17 is achieving great results despite his precocity . For now In the next ranking, he will appear in the highest position of his career, 118th, after a promotion of 15 places. Its previous top was 127th.
And it is that Juan Carlos Ferrero's pupil already rubs shoulders with the best young tennis players on the circuit, taking steps forward with those who are already compared to the most precocious tennis players of recent times. At this moment he is in seventh position in the race to play the NextGen Finals, the event in which the best tennis players under 21 years old are measured., for which I would have a place right now.
Data that the young Murcian takes with caution, but analyzes from a very positive perspective: “Being able to be in the NextGen Finals would be very positive, because it reflects the good level, the good work that I have done so far this year. You have to keep doing things well, working, playing at a good level and learning from victories and defeats. But above all, enjoying the road ”.