Carlos Alcaraz is already a two-time champion at Wimbledon, and at just 22 years old, has so much time left to accumulate more titles.
What he is achieving at his age is spellbinding, laying the foundations for him to one day be spoken about alongside the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
The latter in particular will be watching his career with keen interest, especially with how he has taken to playing on grass.
His proficiency on this surface, and on the biggest stages, might actually have the 42-year-old sweating over his current record of eight Wimbledon titles.
Why Carlos Alcaraz needs to win Wimbledon 2025
Carlos Alcaraz, as an ambitious and supremely talented individual, will likely have grand aspirations of usurping that Federer record one day.
However, despite what he has shown thus far, it will not be an easy task.
Jannik Sinner will likely only get better on grass, and there is a whole host of other talented youngsters emerging who will want to eventually get to the level to disrupt male tennis’ ongoing duopoly.
So, that makes this year’s event that much more important for the Spaniard, who arguably needs to win it to keep on track to smash Federer’s record.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion won his first title at the All-England Club in 2003, at the age of just 21. He then won the next four, meaning that by the age of 25, he had five titles.
If Alcaraz were to fail to win this year, he would have just two titles at the age of 23 by the next time Wimbledon comes around, and thus only on the same track as Federer was.
By winning, he stays one year ahead of his historical Wimbledon rival, and thus eases the pressure as his career goes on.
With this in mind, it’s worth comparing Alcaraz’s record on grass to Federer, Djokovic and John McEnroe, to see where he currently ranks against some of the greatest the game has ever produced.
Roger Federer’s legacy at Wimbledon
When Bjorn Borg burst onto the scene, winning five straight Wimbledon titles, it felt like nobody would ever match such a legendary feat on the men’s side.
After all, it was an unprecedented era of domination at one event, where nobody could touch the Swedish superstar on grass.
However, few could have predicted someone like Federer would have come along to not only match but far surpass the legacy that Borg left at the All-England Club.
His record of eight Wimbledon titles remains untouched, winning five of his own on the run before then adding a sixth, seventh and record-smashing eighth.
Alcaraz has every chance to match that incredible feat, and potentially surpass it should he keep up his momentum at the event. However, his chances might heavily hinge on how he performs this year.
