Spanish football team Rafa Nadal, Real Madrid, Spanish Basketball Federation, golfer Sergio García, FC Barcelona and Marc Márquez. Until yesterday, representatives of Spanish sports received the Laureus Award, which is known as the Oscar of sports. But now Another Murcili added to this list, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, just 20 years old. It was recognized as the best world promise of 2022. Alcaraz, who received the trophy, a figurine made by Cartier masters, from the hands of football legend Luis Figo, at a gala held at the Pavillon Vendome in the luxurious Plaza de Paris, which the El Palmar tennis player can revisit on the occasion of his participation in Roland Garros fifteen days later. Together with the Argentinean Leo Messi, he became a popular and sought after person on the red carpet. He was able to speak before entering the ceremony, which was held in person for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.
with Alcaraz He was accompanied by his family, his brother Álvaro and his representative, Albert Molina.Messi himself, the Argentine football team, world champion in the 100 meters and runner-up in the 200, Jamaican runner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Danish football player Christian Eriksen and disabled athlete Catherine Debrunner received awards.
apart from being Youngest player to reach #1 in history, the award jury also took into account the five championships Juan Carlos Ferrero’s student won in 2022, including the Masters 1,000 and ATP 500 in Rome and Miami, as well as the United States Open, the first Grand Slam of his career. in Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro. In 2023, the player, who was only one achievement away from the achievements he achieved last year, was especially proud of all the technical team around him to whom he dedicated the award: “I am in a sport where I am alone. It’s the track, but there’s a team behind it, and without them, what I’m doing with all the sacrifices and pains going through wouldn’t have been possible.”
El Palmar player rivaled Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan.In July 2022, he broke a new world record with 12:12 in the 100 meters hurdles; American figure skater Nathan Chendouble medalist at the Winter Olympics; Morocco men’s soccer team semi-finalist of the World Cup in Qatar; tennis player Elena Rybakina Kazakh who won Wimbledon in 2022; and Scottie Scheffler, the American golfer who rose to number 1 in the world rankings. They were also nominated for awards. Rafael Nadal real Madrid and football player Alexia Putellasbut both fell by the wayside.
Alcaraz, who will be the world number 1 again in Roland Garros, which he has held for 22 weeks, is only 5 points behind Novak Djokovic, whom he will leave behind again in Rome.
Albert Ramos or Passaro, opponents in the second round at the Rome Masters
Murcian Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, who is number 2 in the world for the first time in his sports career, will play at the International Masters of Italy, which will be held in Foro Itálico on Wednesday, although he is in El Palmar. Due to his seeded status, he won’t debut until Friday or Saturday and will regain world No. 1 ahead of Roland Garros regardless of the outcome.
The tournament will have the presence of players not in Madrid. Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. The draw took place yesterday afternoon and the road to Alcaraz will not be easy because there are rivals like him on the horizon. Borna Coric, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andreii Medvedev.
“I am ambitious and I will do anything in Rome,” said Alcaraz as soon as he won the Masters 1,000 in Madrid, the fourth championship in this category in his sports career. The premiere will be played in the second round, with the winner of the first match played by Spanish veteran Albert Ramos, who faced Murcian in the tough match that ended in the fifth set at Roland Garros last year. and the Italian Franceso Passaro, who is 126th in the world ranking.
The next best-qualified opponent in the third round is world number 39 Czech Jiri Lehecka, who must play first against the Frenchman Corentin Moutet or a player from the previous stage.
Already in the round of 16, Brit Daniel Evans (24 in the world) will be crossing with Croatia’s Borna Coric, whom he easily defeated in the Madrid Masters semi-finals, and Spain’s Roberto Carballés or Hugo Delien.
In the quarter-finals, Alcaraz’s possible opponents are the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, whom Conde de Godó defeated in the final, or the American Frances Tiafoe and Dusan Lajovic and the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, while they are in the top 10 in the semi-finals. In addition to Russians Andreii Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, Alejandro Davidovich and Germany’s Alexander Zverev are also participating in the draw.
On the other side of the table, besides Novak Djokovic, there are Italian Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Karen Khachanov. Those who will not be in Rome are Rafa Nadal and Alcaraz’s opponent in the final in Madrid, German Struff.