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Alcaraz overtakes his coach to become second-most successful Spaniard
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Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach world No 1 after winning the US Open in September

World number one Carlos Alcaras has become the most successful Spanish male tennis player behind Rafael Nadal after overtaking his own coach Juan Carlos Ferrero for most weeks at world top spot.

The 19-year-old, who has enjoyed a wildly successful breakout season, became the youngest top-ranked man in ATP history when he climbed to No 1 after snatching the US Open title in Septemeber.

And he overtook Ferrero to become the second-most successful Spaniard.

Alcaraz’s coach spent a total of eight weeks as the world No 1 during his career, also reaching the top thanks to a US Open run.

The 41-year-old became No 1 on September 8 2003, having won the French Open that year before reaching the final in Flushing Meadows.

The Spaniard began the year at No 32 in the world before becoming the only teenager ever to reach No 1.

Alcaraz had just one title to his name when he started 2022 and went on to win two Masters 1000s, two ATP 500s and his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open.

He has now spent nine weeks at world No 1, putting him in second place for the most time at world No 1 for a Spanish man behind Nadal, who has clocked up a whopping 209 weeks.