Receive Carlos Alcaraz The trophy that confirms his world first place in 2025 and his appearance and presence has changed. Dark suit and blue striped shirt, he enters the center court of the Inalpi Arena with the step of a model, something … Nervous and a little excited too because it’s a reward for eleven months of hard work and a lot of fighting against himself and against all his rivals, especially the powerful Jannik Sinner, with whom they had a tug of war with this outstanding position that Alcaraz defeated for the second time.
The first was in 2022, when he was 19, and it’s not all figured out yet, but he’s already warning the world who the smiling, casual Carlos Alcaraz is, with a huge forehand and a great desire to dominate the world of tennis. The smallest in history. Now, in 2025, he takes home the Dedication Cup, of the eight titles, which puts him at the table of Lleyton Hewitt, Björn Borg and Stefan Edberg. But more wants Murcian, who realizes that he is not yet linked to anyone and, of course, is not “even close” to the big three: Novak Djokovic held the top spot for eight years; Pete Sampras (6); Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, five, and Jimmy Connors.
They paid tribute to the Morcian, via a video containing pictures of the most important matches of his season, with his eight titles of the tournament, and he was accompanied on stage by Andrea Gaudenzi, President of the ATP, and Mohamed El Sayad, ATP representative, who also obtained the rights to sponsor the ATP classification in another attempt to enter all the pictures of world sport. There, with the cup in his hands, a nervous Alcaraz tried to explain what that moment meant to him: “It’s a pleasure to be No. 1. Being No. 1 is something I work a lot for with my team every day. It is a goal, and it is a journey that you cannot take alone, but with your team, family and close people always standing behind you, in difficult times, in good times. That’s why I’m so proud to have this great team.”
“The first time I had this trophy was in 2022, and now I have it again and with the same team, which I am proud of. More members have been added, and I am very happy for them. For me, this is a great achievement, it means everything to me. “I cannot thank the people enough,” Murcian continued, before remembering the crowd, an essential part of his sport. We travel from January 1st to the end of November to different countries, different itineraries, but the people are always great: great energy, great atmosphere. I feel it every time I go out. In some matches without their support, I wouldn’t be able to come back or win to raise the trophies. So I can only say thank you to the people who go everywhere.” The tournament, who support tennis, I am so grateful for all this love that I receive, and this cup is also a part of it. It’s not just for one person, it’s for my team and my family, but also for everyone who supports me from all sides.
That family and the team, sometimes one, surrounded the player to take the family photo with the trophy dedicating him as the best tennis player of the year.
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