Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz becomes second youngest player to reach ATP top 5 since Rafael Nadal

The 19-year-old young Spanish tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz has stunned everyone with his amazing performances in only a few years of his small career. On the backs of excellent outings in the ongoing ATP 500 event, Alcaraz has made it to the top five of the ATP rankings. Notably, he has now become the youngest tennis professional to accomplish this feat since his senior and compatriot Rafael Nadal.

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The two-handed backhand teenager has reached the finals of the ATP 500 meet in Hamburg. Last time, it was the year 2005 when Rafael Nadal breached the top five rankings of ATP in his teenager at the of 18 only.

Carlos Alcaraz will move to world number 4 if he wins the final in Hamburg

Although Alcaraz couldn’t manage to win the title on a clay court in German Open, he lost to Italian youngster Lorenzo Musetti even after defending five match points successfully. The 20-year-old one-handed backhand won the final against Alcaraz with a score line of 6-4, 7-6, 6-4.

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Earlier in the semi-final of the German Open, Alcaraz defeated his senior Slovakian counterpart Alex Molcan in straight sets with a handsome score line of 7-6 and 6-1 respectively.

Speaking of the ATP ranking of other players, then Italian lad Mussetti has made a massive improvement in his standing. With an emphatic win in the final of the German Open, the Carrara-based tennis prodigy moved up to 31^st rank from 62^nd with a massive gain of 31 slots. He is now all set to feature in the US Open from August 29 to improve his rankings further.

The 26-year-old Russian star Daniil Medvedev successfully maintained his number one ranking. Whereas, the recent champion of the Wimbledon grand slam 2022, Novak Djokovic is in the seventh position right now.

Here is the updated list of the ATP rankings (Top-20):

1. Daniil Medvedev 7,775 pts
2. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6,850
3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6,165
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 5,045
5. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 4,895 (+1)
6. Casper Ruud (NOR) 4,890 (-1)
7. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4,770
8. Andrey Rublev 3,575
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 3,445
10. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 3,185
11. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 3,025 (+1)
12. Taylor Fritz (USA) 2,960 (+1)
13. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 2,928 (-2)  
14.  Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 2,430 (+1)
15. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2,325 (-1)
16. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2,130
17. Reilly Opelka (USA) 2,055
18. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1,740
19. Gael Monfils (FRA) 1,615 (+1)
20. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 1,600 (-1)