TURIN, Italy — Carlos Alcaraz was filled with smiles as he lifted the trophy for the year-end No. 1 tennis participant on Friday.
After a scintillating tussle with Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz secured the rating on Thursday by sealing a sweep of his three group-stage matches on the ATP Finals.
The 22-year-old Spaniard was offered with the trophy on the Inalpi Enviornment in Turin, shortly earlier than Sinner’s match in opposition to Ben Shelton.
“It is an incredible pleasure for me to be No. 1 on the planet once more,” Alcaraz mentioned. “It is one thing that I am working actually exhausting for, with my crew daily. It’s a purpose, to be sincere, however I believe it’s a journey that you simply’re not going by alone.
“It is along with your complete crew, with your loved ones, along with your shut folks behind you, all the time supporting you, within the robust and within the good moments.”
It’s the second time in his profession that Alcaraz has ended the yr on the prime of the rankings.
He grew to become the youngest participant to complete a yr at No. 1 when he achieved the feat as a 19-year-old in 2022.
“Having this trophy as soon as once more, the primary one again in 2022, I’ve the identical crew. I am nonetheless actually pleased with the crew that I’ve proper now,” Alcaraz added.
“So for me, it is an incredible achievement. It means the world to me, to be sincere, and I am simply actually proud and completely happy.”
