A new milestone reached: Alcaraz joins Murray in the history of world number ones
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At 22 years old and already with six Grand Slams under his belt, Alcaraz is among the most precocious champions in tennis history. Having spent 41 weeks on the throne of world tennis, he joins Andy Murray and approaches a certain Gustavo Kuerten.
Having regained the world number one spot following his US Open title, Carlos Alcaraz seems well on his way to maintaining the top position in the ATP rankings until the end of the year.
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His title in Tokyo and Jannik Sinner's withdrawal in Shanghai allow him to hold a comfortable lead of 2540 points in the Race.
Alcaraz has also just begun his 41st week as world number one, matching Andy Murray's record. His next targets? Gustavo Kuerten (43 weeks) followed by Jim Courier (58 weeks).
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