VIDEO SHOWS: PROFILE OF SPANISH TENNIS STAR CARLOS ALCARAZ SHOWS: In 2021, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz emerged onto the professional scene as a teenager, playing at the Australian Open – his first grand slam appearance – before securing his first ATP Title in 2021 – An ATP250 Umag Open win. In May of 2021, Alcaraz played and lost to compatriot and tennis legend Rafael Nadal on his 18th birthday at the ATP Masters in Madrid. MADRID, SPAIN (FILE – MAY 5, 2021) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. STILL OF SPAIN'S RAFAEL NADAL AND SPAIN'S CARLOS ALCARAZ AT NET AFTER THEIR ROUND OF 32 MATCH In 2022, Alcaraz rose sharply up the men's rankings with numerous ATP titles before finishing the year off in style with his first grand slam title at the U.S. Open which shot Alcaraz up to number one in the world rankings – setting the record for the youngest man to take the spot in ATP history at 19 years and 130 days. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (FILE – FEBRUARY 20, 2022) (REUTERS – Access all) 2. STILL OF ALCARAZ CELEBRATING WINNING THE FINAL AGAINST ARGENTINA'S DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN AS HE POSES WITH THE ATP 500 RIO OPEN TROPHY BARCELONA, SPAIN (FILE – APRIL 24, 2022) (REUTERS – Access all) 3. STILL OF ALCARAZ CELEBRATING WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING THE FINAL BARCELONA OPEN ATP 500 AGAINST SPAIN'S PABLO CARRENO BUSTA MADRID, SPAIN (FILE – MAY 8, 2022) (REUTERS – Access all) 4. STILL OF ALCARAZ CELEBRATING WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING THE FINAL OF THE ATP 1000 MADRID OPEN AGAINST GERMANY'S ALEXANDER ZVEREV MADRID, SPAIN (FILE – APRIL 29, 2022) (REUTERS – Access all) 5. VARIOUS OF CARLOS ALCARAZ TRAINING LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JUNE 26, 2022) (REUTERS – Access all) 6. VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ TRAINING NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2022) (USA TODAY SPORTS – Mandatory credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) (MUTE) 7. STILL – CARLOS ALCARAZ WITH CASPER RUUD BEFORE THE U.S. OPEN FINAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2022) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 8. STILL – ALCARAZ IN ACTION 9. STILL – RUUD 10. STILL – ALCARAZ CELEBRATES WINNING TOURNAMENT 11. STILL – PLAYERS AT NET 12. STILL – ALCARAZ WITH U.S. OPEN TROPHY – HIS FIRST GRAND SLAM TITLE In 2023, Alcaraz secured his second grand slam title with a Wimbledon victory in the final over Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller. LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JUNE 30, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) 13. VARIOUS OF WORLD NUMBER ONE CARLOS ALCARAZ ARRIVING AT PRACTICE SESSION 14. ALCARAZ STRETCHING WITH COACH 15. ALCARAZ PRACTICING 16. PHOTOGRAPHERS 17. VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ PRACTICING LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JULY 16, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) 18. STILL OF ALCARAZ BEATING NOVAK DJOKOVIC IN WIMBLEDON FINAL TO SECURE HIS SECOND GRAND SLAM TITLE 19. STILL OF ALCARAZ KISSING WIMBLEDON TROPHY In 2024, Alcaraz won his first French Open title to secure his third grand slam before successfully defending his Wimbledon title in a rematch with Djokovic to take his tally to four grand slam titles. PARIS, FRANCE (FILE – JUNE 9, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 20. STILL OF ALCARAZ CELEBRATING WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING THE FRENCH OPEN MEN'S SINGLES FINAL AGAINST GERMANY'S ALEXANDER ZVEREV TO SECURE HIS THIRD GRAND SLAM TITLE FOLLOWING HIS WINS AT THE U.S. OPEN AND WIMBLEDON LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JUNE 28, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 21. DEFENDING WIMBLEDON CHAMPION AND WORLD NUMBER THREE, CARLOS ALCARAZ, SMILING AND TALKING TO MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM 22. ALCARAZ RETURNING SERVE 23. VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ SERVING 24. ALCARAZ PLAYING POINT / HITTING BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JULY 14, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 25. STILL OF ALCARAZ CELEBRATING WINNING HIS MEN'S SINGLES FINAL AGAINST DJOKOVIC 26. STILL OF ALCARAZ AND DJOKOVIC POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH THEIR TROPHIES Less than a month later, Alcaraz and Djokovic met at the summer Olympics final of the Paris 2024 Games where the Serb successfully got his revenge with a gold medal win, leaving Alcaraz with the Olympic silver. PARIS, FRANCE (FILE – AUGUST 4, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) 27. GOLD MEDALLIST NOVAK DJOKOVIC OF SERBIA ON THE PODIUM WITH SILVER MEDALLIST CARLOS ALCARAZ OF SPAIN AND BRONZE MEDALLIST LORENZO MUSETTI OF ITALY In 2025, Alcaraz successfully defended his French Open title at Roland Garros with a win over Italian Jannik Sinner – his fifth grand slam title. PARIS, FRANCE (FILE – JUNE 8, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 28. STILL OF ALCARAZ IN ACTION DURING FINAL AGAINST ITALY'S JANNIK SINNER 29. STILL OF ALCARAZ CELEBRATING WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING THE MEN'S SINGLES FINAL In August at the U.S. Open, Alcaraz tried his hand at mixed doubles alongside his friend, Britain's Emma Raducanu. The duo lost their match against Britain's Jack Draper and American Jessica Pegula. NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – AUGUST 19, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 30. STILL OF BRITAIN'S EMMA RADUCANU AND ALCARAZ AHEAD OF THEIR ROUND OF 16 MIXED DOUBLES MATCH AGAINST BRITAIN'S JACK DRAPER AND JESSICA PEGULA OF THE U.S. Alcaraz picked up his sixth career grand slam title at the 2025 men's singles of the U.S. Open, beating Sinner once again in the final following his victory over the Italian at the French Open. NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – SEPTEMBER 7, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 31. STILL OF ALCARAZ IN ACTION DURING U.S. OPEN FINAL AGAINST SINNER 32. STILL OF ALCARAZ CELEBRATING WINNING THE FINAL 33. STILL OF ALCARAZ AND SINNER POSING WITH THEIR TROPHIES In December 2025, Alcaraz announced he was splitting with his coach of seven years Juan Carlos Ferrero. Ferrero had coached Alcaraz since he was 15 and coached him to six grand slam titles. TURIN, ITALY (FILE – NOVEMBER 12, 2024) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only, no monetisation, no resales) 34. ALCARAZ PRACTICING WITH FERRERO ROME, ITALY (FILE – MAY 17, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – Editorial use only, no monetisation, no resales) 35. ALCARAZ RALLYING DURING TRAINING WITH FERRERO In January 2026, Carlos Alcaraz made it through his first Australian Open final with a chance to complete a coveted career slam (winner of all four grand slam titles). Prior to the 2026 tournament, Alcaraz had never previously made it past the quarter-final stage in Melbourne. His opponent in the final will be Novak Djokovic who himself is looking to break clear of Margaret Court's record and set a new career grand slam title record. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (RECENT – JANUARY 17, 2026) (REUTERS – No monetisation) 36. VARIOUS OF SPANISH TENNIS PLAYER, CARLOS ALCARAZ, PRACTISING HIS SERVE 37. ALCARAZ RETURNING THE BALL 38. ALCARAZ (FAR SIDE OF COURT) TRAINING IN ROD LAVER ARENA 39. ROD LAVER ARENA SIGN 40. VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ PRACTISING HIS SERVE 41. WORD ON COURT READING (English): “MELBOURNE” STORY: Please see shotlist for story details. (Production: Mussab Al-Khairalla)
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