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Państwo: Włochy
Data urodzenia: 03.03.2002
Miejsce urodzenia: Carrera, Włochy
Rezydencja: Carrera, Włochy
Wzrost: 183 cm
Waga: 75 kg
Zawodnik praworęczny (1HBH)
MTT: Tytuły (8): US OPEN 2012 -debel, Sztokholm 2012, Australian Open 2013 - debel, Abu Dhabi 2014, Barcelona 2014, Australian Open 2016 - debel, Marsylia 2018, ATP Finals 2018 - debel
Finały (8): US OPEN 2013, Monte Carlo 2014, Umag 2014, Rotterdam 2015, Sydney 2016, US OPEN 2016 - debel, Winston-Salem 2018, US OPEN 2018 - debel
MTT: Singles W(18): Kuala Lumpur 09, Memphis 10, Eastbourne 10, World Tour Finals 10, Cincinnati 12, Auckland 14, Sydney 16, Quito 17, Buenos Aires 17, Halle 17, Umag 17, Auckland 18, Eastbourne 19, Geneva 22, Auckland 23, Washington 23, Paris 23, Miami 24 Singles F(15): Metz 09, Basel 09, Johannesburg 10, Stuttgart 10, Toronto 10, Valencia 10, San Jose 11, Buenos Aires 16, Miami 17, Tokyo 17, IO Tokyo 20, Tokyo 23, Montpellier 24, Buenos Aires 24, Monte Carlo 24 Doubles W (5): Roland Garros 11, US Open 11, Monte Carlo 23, Toronto 23, World Tour Finals 23
Lorenzo Musetti and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia become first players born in 2002 and 2003, respectively, to win ATP Challenger Tour matches
It was nearly four years ago that a precocious 14-year-old with heaps of potential etched his name in the record books. A first ATP Challenger Tour match win was secured by a player born in the year 2000, as Felix Auger-Aliassime celebrated a breakthrough on home soil in Granby.
Flash forward to 2019 and not only has the Canadian transitioned from Challenger prodigy to ATP Tour star, he is enjoying a meteoric rise up the ATP Rankings to the Top 50. But Auger-Aliassime is not alone. The 18-year-old is carrying the mantle for players born in the 2000s, with many others earning breakthroughs of their own this year.
This week, the Challenger circuit welcomed two fresh faces to the winners' circle, as 17-year-old Lorenzo Musetti and 15-year-old Carlos Alcaraz Garfia celebrated their first match wins in thrilling fashion.
On Monday, Musetti became the first player born in the year 2002 to win a Challenger match, advancing at the Mouratoglou Open in Sophia Antipolis, France. He stormed back from a set down to defeat Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
A native of Carrara, Italy, Musetti would eventually fall to fellow teen and World No. 118 Alexei Popyrin on Tuesday. But the 2019 Australian Open junior champion has certainly made his mark to open his professional career. With the victory, he earns his first ATP Rankings points.
"It’s something that you cannot describe," Musetti said of his first taste of victory, "There are a lot of emotions on and off the court. This is completely different from juniors and it's the real tour here. You meet players older than you with a lot of matches behind their shoulders.
"I feel like I am playing at home and I really enjoy playing with the crowd that supports you from the beginning."
Musetti, who trains at the Mouratoglou Academy, finished runner-up in the US Open boys' final last year, before capping his junior career with the title at Melbourne Park. He is competing in just his second Challenger main draw, following a first-round exit in Bergamo in February to open his professional career.
The 2000s Club
Year Born
First Player To Win A Match Tournament
2003 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
Alicante 2019
2002 Lorenzo Musetti
Sophia Antipolis 2019
2001
Sergey Fomin
Fergana 2017
2000 Felix Auger-Aliassime
Granby 2015
Meanwhile, in nearby Alicante, Spain, a 15-year-old named Carlos Alcaraz Garfia claimed a slice of history of his own. One day after Musetti became the first player born in the year 2002 to win a match, Alcaraz Garfia became the first born in the year 2003 to emerge victorious.
Held at former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero's academy in the town of Villena, the tournament is celebrating its second edition this week. Alcaraz Garfia, who trains at the academy, defeated fellow teen Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Tuesday's opener. Trailing 0-3 in the deciding set, he would mount an impressive comeback, reeling off the final six games to earn his first ATP Rankings points.
"I entered the court knowing that I could win by playing my game," said the Spaniard. "I was able to compete against a player who is young and has been doing very well, so my feelings are very good. "I came here with good results last week from a junior tournament. I'm playing like it's my house and that's always a plus that really helps. I played very well with a lot of courage and it gives me confidence for the next match.
Youngest To Win A Match In 20 Years
Player Tournament Age
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Granby 2015
14 years, 11 months
Rafael Nadal
Sevilla 2001
15 years, 3 months
Nikolai Soloviev
Hamburg 2002
15 years, 9 months
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Alicante 2019
15 years, 10 months
"I know I can win against great players now. Tomorrow I have another match and I hope to continue playing like I did today. I like to play at home, both in Murcia and here. Playing in front of your people, who cheer for you and who try to lift you when you go down, is great. That gives me a lot of confidence, knowing that I have the people behind me."
With his victory, Alcaraz Garfia becomes the fourth-youngest player to win a Challenger match in the past 20 years. Only Felix Auger-Aliassime, Rafael Nadal and Nikolai Soloviev were younger. His Challenger debut continues on Tuesday with a second-round clash against eighth seed Lukas Rosol.
Dziś z Horanskym nie poszło, ale i tak śmiało można napisać, że to jeden z gorętszych prospektów na tym biednym, tenisowym rynku. Finalista juniorskiego USO, triumfator juniorskiego AO, teraz coraz śmielej poczynający sobie w turniejach rangi chall.
Liczę na dziką kartę do Rzymu.
MTT - tytuły (27) 2021 (4) Sankt Petersburg, Moskwa, IO Tokio, Gstaad, 2020 (2) US Open, Auckland, 2019 (4) Tokio, Halle, Australian Open, Doha, 2017 (1) Cincinnati M1000, 2016 (1) Sankt Petersburg, 2015 (1) Rotterdam, 2013 (3) Montreal M1000, Rzym M1000, Dubaj, 2012 (1) Toronto M1000, 2011 (4) Waszyngton, Belgrad, Miami M1000, San Jose, 2010 (2) Wiedeń, Rotterdam, 2009 (2) Szanghaj M1000, Eastbourne, 2008 (2) US Open, Estoril
LORENZO MUSETTI
