The Finest Five Hours of Carlos Alcaraz’s Career

Before Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz had already put together arguably the most impressive early-career résumé in tennis history. He was 4-0 in major finals. He became the youngest man to reach world no. 1 in 2022, when he won the U.S. Open with three consecutive five-set wins. He upset then-four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2023 with a fifth-set performance in which he levitated above Centre Court. And he did all of this before turning 22.