The attraction of Roland-Garros – At 19, Carlos Alcaraz has only the sky for limit

– At 19, Carlos Alcaraz has only the sky for limit

Already the winner of four titles this year, the Spanish prodigy is a phenomenon of aggressiveness that takes everything in its path. Decryption.

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Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest player to reach the second week of Roland-Garros since a certain Novak Djokovic in 2006.

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HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD

He is named after his father and grandfather. Carlos Alcaraz was born on May 5, 2003 in El Palmar, a suburb of Murcia. He is the second of a family of four children and with his three brothers (Alvaro, Sergio and Jaime), they no longer count the PlayStation games.

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According to his mother, Virginia, he had at two years old, before he could even speak, an innate coordination and also had fun, later, answering imaginary interviews in his room (The Team). The kid grew up idolizing Rafael Nadal, but it’s a photo of him with Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2019 that sits prominently in his bedroom (New York Times).