Tim Henman has watched Carlos Alcaraz's rise with admiration. The Briton believes the younger Spaniard is already rewriting the expectations positioned on tennis prodigies.
At 22, the El Palmar native is a proud proprietor of six Main titles, changing into the second-youngest participant to attain that within the Open period after Bjorn Borg. Carlos has received a Main crown in each season since 2022.
With the newest two in 2025, he is aware of sits in a gaggle of legends who’ve collected between six and eight Main trophies. Not dangerous for somebody who turned 22 this Could!
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Dive into Carlos Alcaraz’s journey to his 2025 Roland-Garros title — highlights, key moments, professional perception and his personal phrases after victory 🤩
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Henman talked about Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander and Jimmy Connors, whereas forgetting Ivan Lendl. Alcaraz has reached that neighborhood earlier than even reaching his peak years, which sounds scary!
Tim sees Carlos' progress as a mirrored image of extraordinary improvement as a competitor and as an individual. The Briton likes the Spaniard's maturity, depth and dedication, with the standard of his tennis already accelerating at a price not often witnessed.
With that excellence comes a heavy query – how far can he push the all-time numbers? Alcaraz has at all times spoken about his final dream of changing into essentially the most completed participant of all time.
Jannik Sinner & Carlos Alcaraz, US Open 2025© X – Roland Garros
To get there, he must win over 20 Main titles, with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic setting the benchmark and sitting alone within the fabled 20-plus Main zone.
Henman acknowledged that the expectations round Carlos and Jannik Sinner are disproportionately excessive as a result of the bar has been positioned within the stratosphere by the Large 3.
Nevertheless, they’ve embraced a stellar tempo, conquering all eight Main titles in 2024 and 2025. Whether or not Alcaraz ultimately reaches 20 Majors stays unknown, as nobody can predict the long run.
Nonetheless, his trajectory suggests he’ll stay in that dialog for a few years, particularly if he maintains his present tempo.
"I spent a while with Carlos on the Laver Cup, and I couldn’t have been extra impressed with him, not solely as a participant however as an individual. His perspective, vitality, and values on and off the courtroom had been completely top notch.
Carlos Alcaraz, US Open 2025© Fb – Roland Garros
He has actually upped his degree. You take a look at how Carlos' sport has developed, and it's completely phenomenal. In some respects, what Federer, Nadal and Djokovic did successful 20, 22 and 24 Main titles, it's virtually made it disproportionate for these different gamers.
Nice gamers like Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander and Jimmy Connors couldn’t declare greater than eight Majors, and Carlos is already at six at such a younger age. Persons are questioning if he’ll go on and attain 20.
At this stage, it's virtually unfair. After I was taking part in and Pete Sampras acquired to 14 Majors, I might have guess my backside greenback that nobody would get previous him. Three gamers have already finished that, and we are going to see what number of Carlos and Jannik will get," Tim Henman stated.
