Carlos Alcaraz moved up to No 9 within the ATP rankings on Monday, a dinky extra than a month earlier than he turns 19, making him the youngest man to fracture into the prime 10 since Rafael Nadal did it precisely 17 years within the past.
Alcaraz rose two spots after profitable the Barcelona Delivery on Sunday. He beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2 within the final.
At 18 years, 11 months and 20 days fashioned, Alcaraz is the ninth-youngest man to attain the prime 10 since the computer rankings started in 1973. His fellow Spaniard Nadal used to be a month younger when he climbed into the prime 10 in April 2005, after a title on Barcelona’s clay.
The youngest man to crack that elite diploma on the ATP Tour used to be Aaron Krickstein, who used to be 11 days previous his 17th birthday when he made his debut within the prime 10 in August 1984.
Alcaraz is tied with Nadal for basically the most ATP titles in 2022 with three; his 23 match wins are 2nd within the motivate of handiest Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has 24 victories this season.
Novak Djokovic remained at #1 after ending as the runner-up to Andrey Rublev within the Serbia Delivery, with Daniil Medvedev still at No 2, Alexander Zverev at No 3 and Nadal at No 4.
The supreme adjustments within the WTA prime 10 eager Paula Badosa’s upward push to a career-high No 2, within the motivate of #1 Iga Swiatek. Badosa moved up one place of living, switching locations with 2021 French Delivery champion Barbora Krejcikova, who dropped to No 3.