Carlos Alcaraz was crowned the year-end singles World No. 1 at the ATP Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour in Turin on Wednesday. In the wake of the coronation, Alcaraz was referred to as the ‘youngest-ever year-end No. 1’ by numerous official tennis accounts on social media.
But many have since pointed out that Alcaraz is not the youngest player ever, but rather the youngest ATP player to achieve the feat.
More than a few fans brought up Martina Hingis, who in 1997 became the youngest player at 16 years and 182 days old to reach WTA World No. 1, stating that the Swiss should be hailed as the youngest-ever and not Alcaraz.
One fan jokingly stated that it was a weird way to spell Martina Hingis.
At the same time, Alcaraz also received a lot of praise from other fans for accomplishing the historic feat. Here are a few reactions in that regard:
“Being a part of tennis history alongside these legends is just an incredible feeling” - Carlos Alcaraz on year-end World No. 1 feat
Speaking at his press conference after receiving the year-end World No. 1 trophy, Carlos Alcaraz remarked that it was an honor for him to register his name alongside legends like Nadal, Federer and Djokovic.
The Spaniard further admitted that he would have been happy to concede the title to Nadal if it had come to that. That did not happen since the 22-time Grand Slam champion crashed out of the ATP Finals with two successive losses.
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