The 16-year-old Carlos Alcaraz kicked off the 2020 season with a 14-1 score at Futures and received the ATP 500 Rio wild card for his ATP debut. Ranked 406th, the young Spaniard toppled the more experienced compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the deciding tie break to secure the first ATP victory and make a name for himself.Two years later, Carlos went to Rio as world no. 29 following incredible progress, standing as one of the title favorites despite a strong field. The young gun went all the way and took down Matteo Berrettini, Fabio Fognini and Diego Schwartzman to earn the second ATP title and become the youngest ATP 500 champion since the start of this series in 2009!Alcaraz ousted Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 in the title clash and earned 500 ATP points that pushed him inside the top-20 for the first time in a c …

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