Carlos Alcaraz received his initially French Open up title on Sunday, having down Alexander Zverev in a 5-established thriller 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2.
At 21 many years previous, Alcaraz turned the youngest men’s participant to gain a Grand Slam title on all three surfaces: really hard courtroom, clay and grass. He’s also the initial Spaniard to acquire the French Open up due to the fact 14-time champion Rafael Nadal past received at Roland Garros in 2022.
As Nadal could perhaps retire at the conclude of the 2024 time, a lot of admirers see Alcaraz as just one of the up coming great men’s tennis gamers. So, it was fitting that Nadal wrote a congratulatory information on X, previously recognized as Twitter, soon after Alcaraz performed his winning point Sunday.
“Congratulations @carlosalcaraz for this enormous victory!!!! Significant!!!! Really pleased for your successes!!! #Vamos,” Nadal wrote.
Enhorabuena @carlosalcaraz por esta inmensa victoria!!!! Grande!!!! Muy contento por tus éxitos !!! 🇪🇸 #Vamos https://t.co/bIBbJhyh4B
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 9, 2024
Nadal dropped in the very first spherical to Zverev, which was only the fourth French Open up decline of his job. Nadal retains the file for the most major titles won at a single match with 14 at Roland Garros. He was just 19 a long time aged when he gained his first French Open title in 2005.
Alcaraz will play at the future key function, Wimbledon, beginning July 1 as the tournament’s reigning winner . He has now won three significant titles in his young career.
