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Former World No. 1 Chris Evert recently responded to Boris Becker's claim that players have figured out how to handle Carlos Alcaraz.
Chris Evert retired in 1989 after winning 18 Grand Slam titles in singles and three in doubles. On Sunday, the American tennis icon replied to a tweet by Tennis Letter that quoted six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker.
Becker had earlier said players are adapting to Carlos Alcaraz's style of play, and that Alcaraz needs new strategies to stay at the top. Replying to the tweet, Evert wrote "Interesting view".
Carlos Alcaraz, who turned pro in 2018, first became World No. 1 in September 2022. Although currently No. 2 in ATP rankings, he has spent 36 weeks as World No. 1.
The 2023 season is now over, with Alcaraz registering an impressive 65-12 win-loss record and six trophies.
A sneak peek at Carlos Alcaraz's 2023 season
Alcaraz's first title of the 2023 season came at the Argentina Open, where he beat Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-3, 7-5 in the final. The 20-year-old Spaniard also competed in the Rio Open, facing Norrie again. The match ended 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in favor of the Brit.
Alcaraz proceeded to compete at Indian Wells, facing World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in the final. He won 6-3, 6-2 to clinch his third Masters title.
At the Miami Masters, Alcaraz was defeated by Italy's Jannik Sinner in the semifinal 7-6(4), 4-6, 2-6. But that didn't stop the Spaniard's momentum, as he went on to win the Barcelona Open, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the final.
Alcaraz won his fourth trophy of the season at the Madrid Masters in May. In the final, he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
The 20-year-old then defeated Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the London/Queen's Club Championship for his fifth title.
Alcaraz's next victory came at Wimbledon. He won his second Grand Slam title by taking down Novak Djokovic in a thrilling 5-set final 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
Alcaraz, however, also experienced some surprising defeats against players outside the top 10. He was defeated by Roman Safiullin, who was ranked No. 45 at the time, in the third round of the Paris Masters.
Another surprising loss was against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round of the ATP Shanghai Masters, with the score reading 7-5, 2-6, 4-6. Dimitrov was ranked 19th at the time.
